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Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: Each will be done individually. We disposed of amendment No. 1 and discussed with it amendments Nos. 78, 84 etc. When we get around to amendment No. 78, we will vote on it separately. It will not be a case of saying that we already did that. Does that make sense?

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: We will not be speaking on it again but we will vote on it separately to amendment No. 2

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: Unless we get that far down the list.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: The Minister said he had an amendment similar to Deputy Bacik's. We are trying to see which one that is to see if an agreement can be reached.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: We will go into private session to discuss some of these procedural issues.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: For the record, and for anyone watching at home, I apologise in regard to the complexity of what we are dealing with here. We are going to try to be more clear. There are limits to how much we can do that because of some of the procedural rules we need to follow. There is a list of amendments - quite a long list; longer than Bills would normally get - and on that full list the amendments...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: Is Deputy Bacik available? I believe she spoke on her amendment No. 104. The Minister, Deputy O'Gorman will now speak on amendment No. 105.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: Are there any other contributions?

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: Everyone has moved their motions. We have had a response to the motions. Does the Minister wish to respond to any of that discussion?

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: To be clear, and I will take this with baby steps to make sure that everything is clear, we have had the list of amendments, and anyone who has proposed them has spoken to them. I will now open it up for discussion on any of those to let any member speak on them who wishes to speak on them. When that is finished, we will move to a vote on amendment No. 2.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: Amendments Nos. 6, 206, 207, 242, 265, 276, 282, 284, 287, 295, 298, 309, 319, 320, 322, 326, 328, 329, 343 and 349 are related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: Amendments Nos. 8 to 10, inclusive, are physical alternatives to amendment No. 7. Therefore, amendments Nos. 7 to 10, inclusive, may be discussed together by agreement.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: Yes.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: Just to clarify for people who may be watching, an amendment must be formally moved. Once it is moved it is on the record and then it can be withdrawn at which point we can come back to it on a later Stage of the Bill. We have to do the formal thing of moving it first, which was something I had forgotten. Amendments Nos. 12 to 25, inclusive, are physical alternatives to amendment No. 11....

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: Does Deputy Funchion wish to respond?

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: I propose to suspend for a few minutes.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: I thank those who are watching proceedings for their patience. We are still working through the amendments. We will move to amendment No. 14, which has already been discussed with amendment No. 11.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: Amendments Nos. 27 to 64, inclusive, are physical alternatives to amendment No. 26. Amendments Nos. 26 to 64, inclusive, are therefore related and may be discussed together.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: I will suspend before the Minister responds to those points because we have to leave for a vote in the Dáil. He can respond when we come back.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (2 Mar 2022)

Patrick Costello: Amendments Nos. 65 to 69, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together.