Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 2 March 2022
Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs
Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage
Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
I move amendment No. 65:
In page 11, line 10, after “aunt” to insert “, grandchild”.
Amendments Nos. 65 to 69, inclusive, are a series of amendments related to genetic relative information. The definition of "early life information" is problematic as it currently denies access to information about a person's siblings, despite general data protection regulation, GDPR defining "personal data" as any information relating to a person. Many adopted people and their siblings, whether adopted or not, are eager to learn about each other and be in contact. We believe they must be facilitated in doing so. Amendments Nos. 65 to 69, inclusive, are on that genetic relative information.
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