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Showing questions under the heading Birth Certificates.

10 questions match, newest first.

Ryan O'Meara Written 2 Jul 2026 · to Social
345. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is possible for a mother to change the name on her child’s birth certificate from her married name to her maiden name; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50341/26]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Social
1220. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the reasoning behind limiting the options on a birth certificate to ‘male, female and undetermined’; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59359/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 4 Nov 2025 · to Social
1221. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection the criteria used to allow ‘undetermined’ to be used as an option on a birth certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59360/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 21 Oct 2025 · to Social
542. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if it is possible to register a birth with a different gender other than male and female on a birth certificate; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57389/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Social
1328. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will provide details of the criteria used to divulge birth certificates to the general public; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44636/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Social
1329. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection his views on concerns a person (details supplied) has in relation to the civil registration act 2004; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44637/25]
Roderic O'Gorman Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Social
1333. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Social Protection if there are grounds under current law to restrict the usual practice of public access to birth certificates in cases where to do so would place a victim of domestic violence and their children at risk of discovery; if not, if he will consider examining this matter in conjunction with the Minister for Justice; and if he will make a statement on th…
Emer Currie Written 8 Sep 2025 · to Social
1353. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Social Protection further to Parliamentary Question No. 644 of 15 July 2025, if Department officials will engage with a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45253/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 15 Jul 2025 · to Social
611. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Social Protection if he will review the legislation around the release of birth certificate information to any member of the general public, and the potential abuse of this information that could occur, such as the divulging of personal details to abusive third parties; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38746/25]
Michael Cahill Written 13 May 2025 · to Social
784. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Social Protection to urgently intervene and correct a genuine mistake in a birth certificate (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23982/25]