John Halligan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I believe the Minister already is familiar with the details of this unusual case in which the parents of two children adopted in this country from Vietnam find themselves in legal limbo. During the adoption process, the couple in question did everything asked of them to comply with legal requirements. However, in the case of their second child, there was a change in legislation during the adoption process, which means they now are prohibited from registering the adoption on the register of inter-country adoptions.

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