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Registering a child.

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  • 01-11-2009 12:32pm
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    Joey the lips
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    Hi Folks

    Wife recently gave birth to a 10.5-1/2oz big fella. So big he came out with a school bag.Anyway have one other child and cannot remember the procedure

    We had him in drogheda. What do we do for registration, child benefit(He is dam expensive) and as my wife is working is she entitled to claim tax or something.

    Thanks for the info.


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    Eoineo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,169 ✭✭✭Eoineo


    Congratulations - what a bruiser!

    You need a copy of your passport/driving licence - her passport/driving licence as well if you go in together. Basically it's photographic ID. Then you need proof of your PPS number - social welfare card/P60/P21 for example and proof of address. That's your lot. If it's only a few days after the birth it's best to wait until you are sure that the registration office has received the notification from the hospital. You can ring ahead anyway.

    More information can be found here


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    Joey the lips
    Registered Users Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    Thats brilliant the cit info was perfect. Now does anyone know where the office is in drogheda.

    Thanks again


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    LadyE
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    Congratulations first off!

    Was he not registered in the hospital? when I had my little guy a lady went arounf to the married couples (grr) and registered babies? Child benefit comes automatically when the child is registered.


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    Joey the lips
    Registered Users Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    LadyE wrote: »
    Congratulations first off!

    Was he not registered in the hospital? when I had my little guy a lady went arounf to the married couples (grr) and registered babies? Child benefit comes automatically when the child is registered.

    He was but i am told i have to go into the registars office and they match these details against the hospitals. A bit daft imo but that is what i am told.


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    LadyE
    Registered Users Posts: 9,021 ✭✭✭LadyE


    Thats a bit silly isn't it..whats the point of the register going around?


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    Jo King
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    LadyE wrote: »
    Thats a bit silly isn't it..whats the point of the register going around?

    I presume it is to get a record as soon as possible. Otherwise, people go home and don't get around to registering. If a child died or was harmed before being registered it would be more difficult to prove if the existence of the child was called into question.


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    January
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    LadyE wrote: »
    Thats a bit silly isn't it..whats the point of the register going around?

    Registrar only takes initial details so most of the paperwork can be filled in before the parents get to the office. Well that's what I was told anyway...

    OP, the site with list of registration offices seems to be down at the moment. Maybe if you ring the general registrars office direct to find out?


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    Joey the lips
    Registered Users Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    Hi All

    Would just like to say thanks for your help. Found the place in drogheda. Beside the haymarket car park behind xtravision if anyone is interested.

    Anyway went in que'd up had all the paperwork and guess what. The form still have not arrived from the hospital - 2 weeks ago. So sent away and told will get a letter when to come back

    Would like to bet in 2 weeks will be going back in with no change.


    Anyway thanks again for your help.


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    Orion
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    Joey the lips wrote: »
    He was but i am told i have to go into the registars office and they match these details against the hospitals. A bit daft imo but that is what i am told.

    I'm guessing you're not married. We had to do that too when the kids were born.


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    Joey the lips
    Registered Users Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    Macros42 wrote: »
    I'm guessing you're not married. We had to do that too when the kids were born.

    There is a hint in the third word of the opening post ;) I am sorted though. Thanks


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    Orion
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    Joey the lips wrote: »
    There is a hint in the third word of the opening post ;) I am sorted though. Thanks

    Doh! Missed that. Strange then. When ours were born we were told the hospital couldn't do the registration because we're unmarried. My brother and his wife have two kids and the hospital took care of it all.


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    Nevyn
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    It's changed over the last two years, there was a case were the woman's husband was assumed to be the father of her child when they had been seperated over two years and after that they seem to make all parents come and present themselves with documents and sign the resgister with an offical witness.


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    Joey the lips
    Registered Users Posts: 10,262 ✭✭✭✭Joey the lips


    Thaedydal wrote: »
    It's changed over the last two years, there was a case were the woman's husband was assumed to be the father of her child when they had been seperated over two years and after that they seem to make all parents come and present themselves with documents and sign the resgister with an offical witness.

    Thanks again that would make sense as to why we cannot remember as out first child being 5 had all this done if you are correct.

    Thanks


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