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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the representatives of the ISPCC for their attendance. This is probably the fourth or fifth lengthy discussion I have had on this issue and they never cease to be sobering or frightening. I often reflect that, even five or six years ago, I would have considered myself lucky to have got through the gap. I consider myself even luckier now in the that sense. I say this only...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Before Ms Long moves on from that point, I also asked how it would differ from the Office for Internet Safety.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Control Procedures in Tusla - Child and Family Agency: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the Tusla representatives for coming in. I will preface my remarks by saying that comments have been made about the Garda in recent weeks and months but regarding Tusla, it is also important to say that despite all the controversies with regard to Tusla it is worth recognising the very hard work, commitment and professionalism of the vast majority of its staff in what is very...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Control Procedures in Tusla - Child and Family Agency: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I have written down quite a few questions. With the Chairman's permission, I shall give my list of questions to Mr. McBride.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Control Procedures in Tusla - Child and Family Agency: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: There is a designated person for every intake record.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Control Procedures in Tusla - Child and Family Agency: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Control Procedures in Tusla - Child and Family Agency: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: In the event of there being designated persons and an allegation that a file has been created maliciously, is Tusla capable of disproving that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Control Procedures in Tusla - Child and Family Agency: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: This is more about the malicious creation of a file by a member of Tusla's staff. Would Tusla be capable of disproving it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Control Procedures in Tusla - Child and Family Agency: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: Mr. McBride can skip one question and go to the following one.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Control Procedures in Tusla - Child and Family Agency: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: I seek clarification on the contact points. Mr. Jim Gibson made reference to multiple contact points. In the past, was there more than one designated person in regard to a referral? On my question on administrative errors being reported as data breaches, the witnesses stated normally they would be reported. Would it always be reported to the Data Protection Commissioner where a clerical...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Governance and Control Procedures in Tusla - Child and Family Agency: Discussion (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: In fairness, we are not really worried about Leaders' Questions.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 90. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the plans in place to ensure that artefacts and paperwork contained in the former Magdalen laundry building at Donnybrook, Dublin 4, are gathered and preserved. [9066/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Magdalen Laundries (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 91. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the plans for the Magdalen laundry at Sean McDermott Street, Dublin 1; if there are plans to sell it; and if so, the reason. [9067/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 283. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will grant adopted persons unfettered access to their birth certificates and adoption records. [9058/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 284. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she has considered removing the proposed undertaking in section 41 of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016. [9059/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 285. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the reason the compelling reasons ground for refusing the release of information in the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016 only applies when adopted persons are seeking information. [9060/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 286. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the circumstances under which she considers the release of information to an adopted person might endanger the life of a person; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9061/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Legislation (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 287. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will ensure that the national adoption contact preference register is put on a statutory footing in the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016. [9062/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Records Provision (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 288. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will ensure that information sources holding records pertaining to illegal adoptions, particularly instances in which no adoption order exists, will be compelled under the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016 to transfer their records to the Adoption Authority of Ireland. [9063/17]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Adoption Records Provision (22 Feb 2017)

Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire: 289. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her plans to reach out to the more than 2,000 people who were sent from Ireland to America for adoption from the 1940s to the 1970s. [9064/17]