Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

With regard to adoption legislation, the Minister issued a press statement on the matter and travelled to Vietnam, which has a sovereign Government. The work in this regard is still in progress and a new overall agreement has not been finalised.

I am advised by the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform that a group is presently considering the data protection legislation and he is not yet in a position to give a final date for its introduction.

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