Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)

Five visits were made to Vietnam in the past two years during which we endeavoured to get the most amount of information possible. The withdrawal of the US and Sweden from international adoptions this time last year caused us to visit Vietnam again. We have been very solicitous in trying to ensure the highest possible standards in adoptions apply between our two countries so as to provide reassurance to those who have already adopted. They are the people for whom I have much sympathy in this case.

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