Robert Troy (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Although I concur with them, it is not me who believes there is a deliberate strategy on the part of the Government "to deny until we die". The Adoption Rights Alliance is suggesting this; not me or anyone else in this House. The alliance does not believe this issue is receiving the priority it deserves and one must recall that time is of the essence, because the longer it goes on, the older these people become and the less likely they are to be able to receive the information to ensure they have the basic human right of any citizen, that is, the right to his or her identity. The point I made was if the Minister believes, on foot of advice from the Attorney General and the legal people in her Department, that the Constitution is acting as a roadblock to this legislation, does she not then think it would have been appropriate to bring forward an amendment to the Constitution at the same time the children's rights referendum was held?

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