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

With regard to Adoption Authority of Ireland's pay allocation, which is the key element, its pay increased by €1.1 million between 2022 and 2023. There was a small decrease, to which Deputy Cairns referred, in terms of its overall allocation. The main reason for this is that the big information campaign driven by Adoption Authority of Ireland which took place last year is not being repeated this year. There will be a continued information campaign by authority this year but not at the scale of everyone getting leaflets on buses and trains. With regard to the people to undertake the work, the pay part of authority's allocation increased by €1.1 million between 2022 and 2023.