Minister comes under fire over comments

The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mary Coughlan, has come under fire for arguing that guardianship is not a 'life event.'

Minister comes under fire over comments

The Minister for Social and Family Affairs, Mary Coughlan, has come under fire for arguing that guardianship is not a 'life event.'

Fine Gael's Brian Hayes has dismissed Mary Coughlan's view, saying that almost one child in three in Ireland is born to unmarried couples.

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