Check out Treoir’s latest article regarding two important pieces of family legislation which has been published in the “Maternity and Infant” December 2015 issue. Neither of these pieces has yet been commenced.

How much do fathers matter when they are not living with the mothers of their children? See Padraig O’Morain’s article in Irish Times Health supplement (10.11.2015) which reports on the findings of Treoir’s ‘Watch them Grow’ publication. Read article here

A Commission of Investigation into Mother and Baby Homes and a Representative Sample of County Homes has been established. The Commission would like to hear from anyone who was resident in or who worked in any of the Mother and Baby Homes or County Homes that are the subject of the investigation. The Commission would also … Read more

In July 2015 The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs published the General Scheme and Heads of The Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015. Provisions contained in the Bill will give adopted people a legal right to information about their birth parents. Article 8 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child … Read more

On the 2nd July 2015 entitlement to One-Parent Family Payment (OFP) ends where the youngest child has reached 7 years. Approximately 31,850 lone parents in receipt of OFP will no longer be eligible for OFP from July 2015. Over the coming months the Department of Social Protection will send out letters to parents informing them of … Read more

The Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 was signed into law by President Michael D. Higgins on the 6th of April 2015.  We now await the commencement of this legislation. The Government is preparing to activate parts of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015.  The Act was signed into law by President Michael D Higgins in April … Read more

There is something now in the Bill for non-cohabiting fathers! Amendments made to the Children and Family Relationships Bill will mean that a Birth Registrar will be empowered to witness a statutory declaration for joint guardianship, signed by the mother and father, appointing the father as a guardian. This can be done when the birth of the child … Read more