Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)

I am raising an issue on secondary legislation relating to the ending of the adoption agreement between Ireland and Vietnam. I imagine that everyone in the House has received a considerable number of e-mails from the almost 1,500 adoptive families directly affected. Some of them are distressed. After working towards adoption for four or five years, they have been left stranded by the Minister of State with responsibility for children, Deputy Barry Andrews. Will the Taoiseach introduce interim legislation or when will the secondary legislation be laid before the House?

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