Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

There are two parts to the Deputy's question and I will deal with the issue of indemnity first. I assure the Deputy that I will commit to investigating the matter of indemnity.

With regard to the importance the work of the investigations and how Tusla is managing the process, the agency has informed me that it now has a designated records storage facility in Dublin for the long-term storage of the adoption records. The Saint Patrick's Guild files have been transferred to the facility and a dedicated team is reviewing and cataloguing the files so they will be able to provide an information and tracing service for anyone whose information was held at Saint Patrick's Guild. Priority is being given to individual cases having regard to the particular circumstances of the case, including the age and the health of the individual concerned.

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