Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

These definitions have been accepted in law for a long time and would indeed be a consequence of the Succession Act with regard to entitlements under succession and establishing relations, whether by blood or accepted practice, and other aspects of legislation which were overlooked or omitted in this Bill but, in the circumstances, would reflect what is in essence an important interested party. The interest relates to familial contact.