The second edition of The Young Parent Survival Guide, containing great information for young mums and dads, has been produced by Treoir (the National Information Service for unmarried parents)… Download Press Release
Treoir urges parents who are receiving One Parent Family Payment not to panic following the publication of the Social Welfare (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2010 yesterday… Download Press Release
Many fathers mistakenly believe that because their name is on their child’s birth cert they have rights to their child… Download Press Release
Nearly 60% of all births to unmarried parents are to parents living at the same address, clearly showing that cohabitation is on the rise. Yet these families, though treated in the same way as married couples by theDepartment of Social and Family Affairs, are seriously disadvantaged within the tax system if one of them chooses … Read more
At last, children may get an Article in Bunreacht na hÉireann specifically for them. Treoir, the national federation of services for unmarried parents and their children expressed their delight at the proposed visibility of children inthe Irish Constitution. In responding to the third report of the Joint Committee on the Constitutional Amendment on Children, Treoir … Read more
Children whose parents are not married do not have their rights in relation to their fathers protected in Irish law. In its response to the Law Reform Commission’s report on LegalAspects of Family Relationships, Treoir strongly argues that children should have a right to a relationship with both their parents irrespective of their parents’ marital … Read more
Two national lone parent organisations, OPEN and Treoir, make an unprecedented joint appeal to the Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Ms. Mary Hanafin, T.D. at her Department’s annual Pre-Budget Forum in Dublin today … Download Press Release
Rights for Unmarried FamiliesTreoir extends its congratulations to the Law Reform Commission on addressing the rights of unmarried fathers, grandparents, step parents and indeed recognising that all children, irrespective of the marital status of their parents, have a right to a relationship with their fathers and extended families without any obstacles… Download Press Release
Not only are there many more unmarried parents (3.7% of all births in 1975 compared with 33% inn 2008), but more than half of them are cohabiting. Significantly, over 44% of first births are to unmarried parents. Funded by the Crisis Pregnancy Agency the new-look Pack is designed to engage young unmarried parents, 70% of whom are under 25.
Minister Mary Hanafin is correct in saying that the One Family Payment is not achieving its goal and all the evidence is that lone parents are more likely than other families to experience poverty, have no incentive to take up full time employment and indeed to form relationships. Even where good relationships exist penalties are incurred as a result of cohabiting.