Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

With the Chair's indulgence, given that the greatest volume of cases would be historic, is consideration being given to drawing a line in the sand, so to speak, where these issues of competing rights and conflicts would be confined to the past and not continue? This is important.

In regard to the Child and Family Agency, the Minister has indicated there will be additional staff. I am aware that it is early days in the life of the agency as a structure, but has it deployed staff to set about the work of arranging for dealing with the significant volumes of files and records that have been placed in its care by a number of organisations which have previously provided adoption services?

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