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Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 9: In page 10, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “(d) a photograph or other image of him or her,”. This is another positive amendment that we are able to make, again following on from the discussions on Committee Stage. This is an amendment to the definitions to include specific reference to photographs within the materials that can...

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I will speak to a number of the amendments.

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 2: In page 7, line 15, after “persons;” to insert the following: “to amend the Succession Act 1965 to make provision in respect of persons who have been the subject of incorrect birth registrations;”. I will speak to amendments Nos. 2, 4 and 77. To clarify, if the Deputy comes back in will amendment No. 1 be dealt with?

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: That is fine. This set of amendments deals with the issue of terminology used in the Bill, in particular the use of the term "illegal birth registration". In all of my communications and discussion of these issues I have always sought to very clearly understand the significance of illegal birth registrations and place the proper emphasis on it. I am pleased to bring forward these very...

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 4: In page 7, line 24, to delete “Part 8” and substitute “Parts 8and 9”.

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 5: In page 8, to delete lines 13 to 15 and substitute the following: “(b) born in the State and— (i) placed for adoption outside the State by An Bord Uchtála, a person who was at the time a registered adoption society, the Authority or the Agency, or (ii) removed from the State by any other person for the purpose of the effecting of his or her...

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (27 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 6: In page 9, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following: “(d) an arrangement made under section 36(1)(d) of the Child Care Act 1991, under which a child was placed with a relative,”. This amendment amends the definition of "care arrangement" to include records of relevant foster care. It was an issue that arose on Committee Stage and I...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (27 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is focused on providing accommodation where requested to people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. Over 16,500 people have been provided with International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) accommodation to date. IPAS has contracted approximately 5,000 hotel rooms, with additional capacity also being pursued through different means including hotels, guest houses and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (27 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is focused on providing accommodation where requested to people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. Over 16,500 people have been provided with International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) accommodation to date. IPAS has contracted approximately 5,000 hotel rooms, with additional capacity also being pursued through different means including hotels, guest houses and...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: International Protection (26 Apr 2022)

Roderic O'Gorman: My Department is providing accommodation where requested to people fleeing the conflict in Ukraine. Around 15,000 people have been provided with International Protection Accommodation Services (IPAS) accommodation to date. IPAS has contracted approximately 5,000 hotel rooms, with additional capacity also being pursued through hotels, guest houses and B&Bs, accommodation pledged by the...