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Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I assure Deputy Ó Laoghaire that will be the case and I thank him for his comment on that.

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 2:In page 11, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following: “(2) In determining for the purposes of subsection (1) what is in the best interests of the child, the Authority or the court, as the case may be, shall have regard to all of the factors or circumstances that it considers relevant to the child who is the subject of the matter, application or proceedings...

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I thank the Deputies for their questions. In terms of the questions with regard to the guardian ad litem, as Deputies would be aware and while I am deeply respectful of the issues that they have put forward here, the guardian ad litemapplies to child care proceedings generally but not to adoption. These issues will be addressed in separate legislation. Heads of a Bill on guardian ad...

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 3:In page 11, line 4, to delete “(2) In so far as” and substitute “(3) In so far as”.

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I appreciate the Deputy raising this matter again. We had a good exchange on it on Committee Stage. It has prompted me to reflect further on the Deputy's amendments so I will respond to his proposal. "In so far as practicable" is consistent with the language used in Article 42A of the Constitution. It states: "The State recognises and affirms the natural and imprescriptible rights of all...

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 5:In page 11, line 8, to delete “of the child.”.” and substitute “of the child.”.

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 6:In page 11, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following:“(4) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (3), the Minister may make regulations prescribing the procedures by which the Authority or the court, as the case may be, shall, in so far as practicable, determine how best, having regard to the age and maturity of the child, to ascertain and give...

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I thank Deputies Ó Laoghaire, Jan O'Sullivan and Rabbitte for their comments. They have all referred to the discussion of this issue on Committee Stage which was very thought-provoking. I promised to think about it again and I have thought done so. I will outline some of my reflection subsequent to that. The rationale Deputy Ó Laoghaire provided in his amendment, largely on...

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I appreciate the rationale for the Deputy's arguments. It is not that the number is small; it is zero. I understand it is part of his argument that this may not be the case in the future. I have agreed with him that because it is such a serious matter that it requires the time. If people wait until, say, the final five days before their 18th birthday, that would raise a question in...

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 8:In page 12, line 16, to delete "(3) Subject to this" and substitute "(2) Subject to this". These are consequential technical amendments arising from an amendment on Committee Stage to delete section 30(2) of the 2010 Act. The purpose of the amendments is the consequential renumbering of later subsections. These amendments contain no substantial change to the text of...

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 9:In page 12, line 20, to delete "(4) Where the Authority" and substitute "(3) Where the Authority".

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 10:In page 12, line 31, to delete "(5) If the identity" and substitute "(4) If the identity".

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 11:In page 13, lines 6 and 7, to delete "(6) After counselling the mother or guardian of the child under subsection (5)" and substitute "(5) After counselling the mother or guardian of the child under subsection (4)". Amendment agreed to.

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 12:In page 13, line 15, to delete "(7) The Child and" and substitute "(6)The Child and".

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 13:In page 13, line 18, to delete "(8) An application for" and substitute "(7) An application for".

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: I move amendment No. 15:In page 18, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following:"Further adoption 23. The Principal Act is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 45:"45. Where a child, in respect of whom an adoption order is in force or an intercountry adoption effected outside the State that has been recognised, is further placed for adoption—(a) a...

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: This amendment proposes that an adopted child would be entitled to continue to have access to previous parents, guardians or non-guardians. Where a child has been adopted, the child concerned is considered, with regard to the rights and duties of parents and children in respect of each other, as the child of the adopter or adopters, and with respect to the child, the mother or guardian of...

Adoption (Amendment) Bill 2016: Report and Final Stages (30 Nov 2016)

Katherine Zappone: Let me offer an additional response. Under the recently published Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016, the Child and Family Agency will have a role in encouraging and facilitating contact between adoptive children and previous parents or guardians. I refer the Deputy to section 45 of the Bill as published. Recent legislation in this area is endeavouring to provide an equivalence...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (1 Dec 2016)

Katherine Zappone: The Adoption Authority of Ireland has advised me that a delegation from the Embassy of Kazakhstan in London attended a meeting in Dublin with the Authority on 25th February 2016 to discuss the possibility of future adoptions from Kazakhstan. At that meeting Kazakhstan indicated their openness to receiving an application for accreditation from an Irish adoption agency. The Authority...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Unaccompanied Minors and Separated Children (1 Dec 2016)

Katherine Zappone: Unaccompanied minors are a vulnerable cohort and the State is duty bound by international and domestic law to protect and provide care. When a child arrives into Ireland without their parents or customary care providers, the child is placed in the care of the State and provided with support.Tusla has a dedicated Social Work Team for Separated Children Seeking Asylum and they provide support,...