Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

As the Senator has rightly said, the section provides for the re-registration of a child legitimised by his or her parents marriage to each other. Section 1(1) of the Legitimacy Act 1931 provides for the legitimising of a person where his or her parents marry each other and the father of the illegitimate person is, at the date of marriage, domiciled in the State. The amendment seeks to provide that either the father or the mother of the child is domiciled in the State at the date of marriage. As this proposal does not relate to the re-registering process covered under this section, it is not proposed to accept the amendment as appropriate for inclusion in the legislation.