The Children First Bill is on the A list. In responding to a Topical Issue last week on inter-country adoption, the Minister of State, Deputy Costello, said: "The prospective adoptive parents should, to the extent possible, pay for all expenses involved in the adoption, through the accredited body".

We are talking about promised legislation.

Will this promised legislation, the Children First Bill, address the issue of inter-country adoption and the costs involved? What the Minister of State, Deputy Costello, said seems to suggest-----

That is not the issue on the Order of Business.

-----that inter-country adoptions will only be possible-----

I suggest the Deputy table a parliamentary question.

-----for people who are very well-off and can afford the entirety of the costs involved.

Is the Bill to be introduced?

On the Children First Bill, there is ongoing consideration of the views of the Oireachtas committee, including significant policy, operational and legal issues. It is intended to be published this session.