Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

If there are specific issues in terms of the accessibility of information, I can only act on them if I know what they are. There are many sources of information.

It may be that the information one of the people who has been engaging with the Deputy is from a source that is not covered by the birth information and tracing legislation. There could be a variety of reasons the information that person has received is different. I am happy we have acted already. We made an amendment through the Work Life Balance and Miscellaneous Provisions Bill to include more information. Recently, for example, the Justice For Magdalenes group has flagged an issue about some of the records from Magdalen institutions in private ownership. We are looking at the issue, and if necessary and if it will address the particular issue in question, we are prepared to bring forward legislative changes.

I believe the legislation is working. As I said, I have had correspondence from survivors who for the first time have received their birth certificates with their original names, having looked for those certificates for a long tine. I have received information from people who are happy with the processes under this legislation but if, as the Deputy has flagged, people are coming to her with clear questions, we are happy to address them. I am happy to take the issue out of the Chamber and address it then.

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