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

I will add ever so slightly to that with regard to amendment No. 228, which removes the restriction on adopted people being permitted access to specific items. The Minister has refused amendments based on the likely unavailability of information or even the existence of such information. This restriction falls into that category. In this case, the provision of items is dependent on knowledge of the motivation behind the leaving of the item with the relevant bodies, which seems to be an unnecessary obstacle. Amendment No. 260 is similar to No. 227 in facilitating persons' access to information.