Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

The situation requires that we have as robust and as inclusive a definition as possible. We need to guarantee that all records relating to the adoption or informal care arrangement of a relevant person are understood as that person's personal data. These amendments simply provide for a fuller definition that will provide greater reassurance for adopted people and their relatives. It is difficult to understand why they cannot be accepted by the Minister.