Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank Deputy Sherlock for moving this amendment. It is concerned with the timeframe in the context of this scheme, which we have been discussing and which we discussed the last day as well. I refer to the age cohort involved. As I said previously, it is difficult to talk about the subject sometimes when we have such difficulties with the legislation.

One thing we definitely do not want is delays. The phrase "as soon as practicable" is just too vague. We are already seeing huge issues and delays in the processing of birth information and people looking for their records. We need to be strict and have a tight timeframe, particularly for anyone who is elderly.

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