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‹ Order of Business Adoption records and rights
Summary
Senators argue that people connected with the Magdalen laundries need assistance tracing parents and accessing adoption information, including for medical reasons.
He was, but it is better late than never. The Ministers involved, Deputies Shatter and Kathleen Lynch, have been campaigning on this issue for many years.
The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Frances Fitzgerald, will visit Russia tomorrow for discussions on interstate adoptions. She has done Trojan work in this area. Regarding adoption rights, many of the girls from the Magdalen laundries and others are trying to trace their parents for many reasons, including medical reasons. We must ensure all help is given in this area.