Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We are going to the polls on Saturday to vote in the referendum on children's rights. Many citizens are very concerned about a number of matters. One of them is the family law courts and the lack of transparency and oversight in respect of their proceedings. When is it proposed to bring forward the Courts Bill? It would have been preferable to have had that legislation or the heads of that Bill published in advance of the referendum.

The second proposed legislative measure relates to the rights of adoptive people, the Adoption (Tracing and Information) Bill. Again, this matter is of enormous concern to adoptive people who feel their rights have been ignored for many years. Finally, one of the many vexed legacy issues arising from the historical mistreatment of children by this State is the issue of illegal adoptions. I understand the Minister has not yet met with the persons concerned. Can the Taoiseach indicate when that meeting might happen?

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