Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 March 2022

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)

Photo of Roderic O'GormanRoderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

This amendment seeks to give a relevant person his or her medical information even if he or she has not asked for it.

When persons apply for information, they can seek birth, care and medical information. There will be a form on which they tick the box on which sort of information they seek. I believe the vast majority of adopted people will seek all information but some may, for whatever reason, decide not to seek certain information. This amendment seeks to force their medical information on them without them having requested it. Giving people agency as to what information they seek is important. In light of that, we will not accept this amendment.

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