Ms Mary Slattery:

I would include social media because they are very important. Many people make contact through social media. I would set up a Facebook page and link it in with the social welfare and community welfare offices, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the ICA and other organisations.

On illegal adoptions and illegal registrations, there is no doubt in mind that some of the accredited agencies and the mother and baby homes have files which contain illegal adoption information. I am not a legal expert but my understanding of the Bill is that the Adoption Authority of Ireland will have within its remit the ability to chase this up and obtain warrants. This has to happen. None of this information will be provided voluntarily. If people think the information will be handed over voluntarily, they are being very naive. It is not going to happen. It will only happen if the adoption authority uses the powers within its remit and provided for in the legislation in terms of search warrants. Not alone is the information in mother and baby homes, it is in people's attics. Those are the attics of people who worked in agencies, GPs offices and anyone else who facilitated illegal adoptions. They know who they are themselves. They have to be followed up and search warrants obtained.