Michael Kitt (Galway East, Fianna Fail)

I thank Senator Paddy Burke for raising that issue and I thank Senator Cassidy for his remarks.

The main requirement is that adequate information be on the birth certificate. I understand that there was a change to the citizenship legislation in 2005 regarding non-nationals. We therefore require as much information as possible on the birth certificate. That is the over-riding concern. I do not have any difficulty with the length of the birth certificate as long as the information is available.