Dr. Valerie O'Brien:

That would give legal permanence but would recognise that children have a need to know who they are. The vast majority of children who leave care go back to their own families. Adoption is complex, but Senator O'Sullivan is asking the right question about the cohort of children involved. I do not have an easy answer but it is within the care planning process. If there is a small child who definitely will not have a possibility of returning home, it is best in the first instance to try to work co-operatively with the birth parents on a secure adoption plan, but ongoing contact will be the backbone of that, and then services are needed to support that.

Would Ms McGuirk like to add anything else?