Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 2 March 2022

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage

Photo of Holly CairnsHolly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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When we know there are really ingrained cultural attitudes within an institution, body or Department, it will not just be enough to have a chat with the head of the organisation in the hope it will change. We are aware that there is a considerable institutional aversion to change in such organisations. This disregards how people have been treated by them. There is a need to acknowledge this in legislation.