Frances Fitzgerald (Fine Gael)

I move amendment No. 17:

In page 23, line 9, to delete "refuses to" and substitute "does not".

This amendment arose at an earlier stage. We had some discussion about it when Senator Bacik tabled it. I certainly felt that it was worth discussing with the Minister of State on Report Stage.

Amendment No. 17 is a technical amendment about the mother co-operating with the father's identity in the consent procedure, as are amendments Nos. 18 to 20, inclusive and amendments Nos. 32 and 34. Senator Bacik addressed this issue in quite a lot of detail on Committee Stage, and I would be interested to hear what the Minister of State has to say on it.