Ms Orlaith Traynor:

We asked the Department that this be included in its legislation, because many of the children who were adopted from abroad are now at the age where they want to know about their origins. I think the Department is amenable. While we do not have any records in relation to them, we feel that they should be offered similar counselling and that the Adoption Authority of Ireland, as the central authority, could issue a letter of introduction to the central authority where they wish to find their information. I do not think that they should be excluded from this legislation. I think they should be included, even if it is only in a small way.