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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (2 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: 89. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to make the necessary regulatory changes to enable credit unions to significantly increase their footprint in the mortgage market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12156/22]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Credit Unions (2 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: 90. To ask the Minister for Finance the steps he is taking to fulfil the commitment in the Programme for Government for credit unions to become a key provider of community banking. [12157/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (2 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: 119. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to provide aid to individuals and families fleeing violence in Ukraine. [12160/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (2 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: 120. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the steps he is taking to provide aid to other European countries that are taking in large numbers of Ukrainian refugees. [12161/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Asylum Seekers (2 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: 139. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth if he will commit to resettle Ukrainian refugees with family members living in Ireland. [12158/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Official Engagements (2 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: 144. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of meetings he has had with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission concerning the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022. [12155/22]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Foreign Conflicts (2 Mar 2022)

Holly Cairns: 157. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if she will put in place humanitarian admission provisions for persons from Ukraine fleeing the current violence. [12159/22]

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

Holly Cairns: It was done because of the quantity of amendments.

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

Holly Cairns: Just to let the Deputy know that we, the committee members, did not get them until today either.

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

Holly Cairns: We will be working in the way Deputy Funchion outlined to shorten the debate. As we acknowledged, an awful lot of amendments have been submitted and there is no point in us doubling up on everything we say. These specific amendments speak to an issue that is at the heart of the Bill and deal with the type of information to which adopted people and their relatives are entitled. As Deputy...

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

Holly Cairns: With respect to amendment No. 1, if the Minister believes it is already catered for within the existing legislation, is there any harm in including it?

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

Holly Cairns: There is no replication. Those words are not in the legislation at the moment. If the Minister is saying he thinks the contents of amendment No. 1 are already catered for under other language, what is the harm in specifying them by accepting amendment No. 1?

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

Holly Cairns: Amendment No. 321 reads, "In page 45, line 34, to delete “relevant” and substitute “all"."

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

Holly Cairns: It is important the Bill recognises the illegality surrounding the adoption and birth registrations of many people. The Bill currently focuses on incorrect registrations. This may seem an accurate term for some cases, but for many others, it is not accurate at all and, moreover, it is deeply insulting to the people considered. Without acknowledging the illegalities involved, there is an...

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

Holly Cairns: This is my first time going through Committee Stage with all these amendments and these groupings. I might come in to ask questions throughout. There are many amendments in one group. I am worried that I will miss something and I might have to keep asking for clarification.

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

Holly Cairns: When we are deciding on whether amendments are to be made, will the Chair go through each individually?

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

Holly Cairns: Despite that we discussed amendment No. 72, which I just spoke to, we will not be-----

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

Holly Cairns: We will not be voting on it today despite speaking on it today.

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

Holly Cairns: I thank the Chair for the clarification.