Michael McCarthy (Labour)

I move amendment No. 16:

In page 25, line 26, after "1931" to insert "as amended by subsection (2)."

Amendments Nos. 16 and 17 seek to correct what appears to be an outdated provision in section 1 of the Legitimacy Act 1931. The provision operates to legitimise children whose parents subsequently marry only if the father is domiciled in the State. There appears to be an inappropriate form of discrimination in the provision. I ask the Minister to consider the amendments positively in view of that fact.