Jillian van Turnhout (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I was going to make a similar suggestion. We had an extensive debate in this House about the civil registration legislation. I tabled an amendment in the same spirit as the one Senator Power has tabled to this legislation. The difficulty is where to locate the trigger when a parent chooses not to tell. One needs a birth certificate to get a passport. Once a person has his or her passport, the only other life events for which one will need a birth certificate is to buy land or get married, and that is the reason.

I welcome what the Minister has said and her understanding. This matter is a point of principle for me, as I know it is for Senator Power. I would be happy to debate the matter in the wider adoption area. Obviously I am very supportive of what Senator Power has proposed.