Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick East, Labour)

The Adoption Bill 2009 has gone through the Seanad, but looking at the timetable for this week and next week, it is unlikely that we will deal with it in this House before the summer. Has the Taoiseach heard anything from the Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews? I believe he is in Vietnam at the moment. Does the Taoiseach expect that there will be a bilateral arrangement in place between Ireland and Vietnam in order to fill the vacuum in advance of the enactment of the Adoption Bill?

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