Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We hear many poignant stories about adoption. There is a clear need to assist people in this regard. Legislation has been promised to provide for an information and tracing service for applicants seeking information on adoption. Has that Bill been discussed by the Cabinet? If the heads have been approved, when is the Bill likely to be brought before the House?

On the proposed legislation allowing for the retention of records of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse, the Residential Institutions Redress Board and the Residential Institutions Review Committee, has the Bill been discussed? Have the heads been approved and when can we expect the Bill to be introduced?

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