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Adoption tracing Bill

Summary

Deputy Ray Butler asks when the adoption tracing and information Bill will be published; the Taoiseach expects it this year but warns that its constitutional complexity may cause difficulty.

When will the adoption (tracing and information) Bill be published? It will provide for an information and tracing service on a statutory basis through which applicants can seek information about adoptions. We all watched Philomena Lee on the "The Late Late Show" and how heart wrenching it was.

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Enda Kenny The Taoiseach Fine Gael

The Bill is complicated constitutionally and the Minister expects that it will be published this year. We hope we can adhere to that. However, it is a complicated Bill.

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