Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Cork South Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 14:

In page 17, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following:"(7) The Minister shall provide by way of regulation for the circumstances under which this will apply.".".

I wish to get a response from the Minister. It seems quite open-ended in respect of the provision, which states:

The Authority, having regard to the particular circumstances of the case may accept an application for an adoption order in respect of a child notwithstanding that the child has not a home with the child's parent and that step parent, for a continuous period of not less than 2 years at the date of the application.

This may require additional regulations to specify "having regard to the particular circumstances". Essentially, I am just looking for a response and reassurance that there is adequate detail in preceding sections or sections in the 2010 Act which outline those particular circumstances.