Seanad debates
Wednesday, 6 November 2013
Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2013: Committee Stage
3:55 pm
Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour) | Oireachtas source
I have consulted our legal experts and I would like to confirm to Senator Norris that the definition of an adopting parent under section 60 of the Act does include a single man. Obviously the primary references are to women, because it is a maternity for adoptive parents. However, the section specifies that this includes a man who is a single parent who is adopting.
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