Mark Ward (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 202:

In page 25, line 28, after "years," to insert "where requested by the relevant person,".

This group of amendments concerns the information meeting for adopted people under the age of 18. The Bill provides for an information meeting with adopted people aged between 16 and 18 years who have applied for their information. Our position is that this meeting must only be provided if requested by the adopted person in question. It must be provided by a service of the adopted person's choosing. It should not be conducted by a social worker and the person holding the meeting should not attempt to influence the adopted person in any way. If the adopted person requests emotional or psychological support, it should be provided by a service of his or her choosing, as we have set out for section 18.