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Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 329: In page 53, line 2, after “may” to insert “, in line with guidelines issued by the Adoption Advisory Group,”.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 330: In page 53, lines 16 and 17, to delete “, where he or she is designated undersection 55 as a relevant body,”.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 331: In page 53, after line 39, to insert the following: “(5) Nothing in this section shall interfere with the GDPR rights of relevant persons or parents.”.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: There is only more amendment that we will discuss, if that is any help.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I think we could get it done in three minutes.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 333: In page 54, line 10, to delete “such support as it considers appropriate” and substitute “assistance”.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 334: In page 54, line 11, to delete “support” and substitute “assistance”.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 336: In page 54, to delete lines 15 and 16.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 337: In page 56, line 18, after "Authority" to insert ", on the request of a relevant person or the parent of a relevant person, shall inform the person". Deputy Cairns covered these amendments in her previous contribution.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 338: In page 56, lines 18 and 19, to delete "shall inform a parent who makes a statement to which section 38(11)(c)applies".

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 340: In page 56, to delete lines 23 to 25.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 342: In page 56, line 31, to delete "4 years" and substitute "1 year". This is the last amendment that I want to speak to. It relates to the review period. As I understand it, the legislation currently provides that it will be reviewed after four years. My party believes that is far too long and a one-year period would be much more beneficial. If there are...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I appreciate that and thank the Minister.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 343: In page 56, after line 32, to insert the following: "(2) The review will be open to public submissions and subject to meaningful engagement with affected persons and the Adoption Advisory Group.".

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 349: In page 57, after line 9, to insert the following: "Adoption Advisory Group 67.The Minister shall convene a permanent Adoption Advisory Group to inform the operation of this Act. The group shall be comprised of: (a) at least two representatives from groups advocating on behalf of relevant persons; (b) at least two representatives from groups advocating on...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I move amendment No. 335: In page 54, line 13, to delete “support” and substitute “assistance provided by a trained archivist”.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I sincerely thank our Vice Chairman, Deputy Costello, for stepping up and taking the role of Chair.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: There were a large number of amendments and the Vice Chairman handled them very well. I thank him.

Assessment of Needs for Children with Special Education Requirements: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: First, I commend my colleague, Deputy Tully. I thank the Minister of State for her reply. I was not present for the start of the debate. I have two minutes so I wish to be focused. As other Deputies have said, it is very frustrating when parents are waiting. Even if it is not for the assessment of needs, it can be for speech and language therapy and occupational therapy. I am...

International Women's Day: Statements (8 Mar 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I am delighted to have the opportunity to contribute to these statements on International Women's Day. I have just stepped out temporarily from the Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, where we are discussing a large number of amendments to the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022, which, as we know, came as a result of the mother and baby institutions....