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‹ Ceisteanna—Questions Oral Answers. - Adoption Order. Transfer of adoption responsibilities
Summary
Shatter asked when legislation would transfer adoption responsibilities to Health and whether it would reform adoption law. Doherty said arrangements for the transfer were under way and other matters required a separate question.
Under the Adoption Acts the Minister has that statutory responsibility. When will formal legislation come before the House to transfer that responsibility? Is it intended that such legislation will reform other areas of adoption law? At what stage will the Minister for Health assume directly the responsibilities which the Minister for Justice at present has?
