Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 2 November 2021
Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth
General Scheme of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed)
Dr. Fred Logue:
I apologise. Let me say one thing about that in my own defence. I have clients who are trying to access and find their parents whose parents are dying because of administrative delay and blockages. They are highly traumatised as well. Adopted children's rights have to be respected. The clock is ticking for these people. As I said, I am glad members of the committee recognise there is not really an issue between parents and children. There is no harm in letting adopted children find out their identities.
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