Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Children and Youth Affairs
Estimates for Public Services 2014
Vote 40 - Children and Youth Affairs (Revised)
6:35 pm
Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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I see there is a small reduction in the budget this year for the Adoption Authority of Ireland and I see also that the staff number has been reduced from 32 to 25. Does that reflect a decrease in the number of applications coming to the authority? I understood there could be an increase in the number of applications. If so, is it right to reduce its budget now? Can the Minister clarify that for me?