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

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 72: In page 35, to delete lines 22 to 25 and substitute the following: "(8) Where the Agency or Authority, having taken the steps referred to in subsection (1)— (a) in the case of an application under section 32, is unable to locate the person 13 concerned or, in the case of an application under subsection (2)(d)of that section, to ascertain whether a...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 73: In page 37, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: "(g) where a parent of a relevant person is deceased, a person who, in the opinion of the Authority, had a sufficiently close connection with the parent that he or she is likely to be in possession of information that the relevant person would be willing to be provided with;". This is another...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I would like to come in at this point because Deputy Bacik used the term "outlier" in terms of the Bill. 7 o’clock The Bill in no way makes us an outlier. We are an outlier now, and this Bill brings us into compliance with where Europe is in terms of the release of birth information and puts us far in advance of a number of European countries. A number of European countries had...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 62: In page 30, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “(3) A relevant body shall, no later than one month after the date on which it receives an application made in accordance with the section concerned— (a) comply, as applicable, with section 21(2), 22(2)or 23(3), (b) comply, as applicable, with section 21(5)or 22(4), or (c) where...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 63: In page 32, to delete lines 29 to 31 and substitute the following: “(2) Subject to this section, a relevant body, on application to it made in accordance with subsection (1)— (a) shall, to the extent that it is practicable to do so, provide the applicant concerned with a copy of the records specified in subsection (4)that it holds that contain the...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 64: In page 33, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “(3) A relevant body shall, no later than one month after the date on which it receives an application made in accordance with the section concerned— (a) comply, as applicable, with section 27(2), 28(2), 29(2)or 30(2), (b) comply, as applicable, with section 27(5), 28(4)or 30(3), or (c)...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 65: In page 33, to delete line 27. This is a particularly important group of amendments. Deputy Bacik referred to them earlier. They provide for further services for persons who believe that their birth was illegally registered. These are services that are recommended by the special rapporteur for child protection, Professor Conor O'Mahony, in the report which he...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 61: In page 26, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “(5) A relevant body shall, no later than one month after the date on which it receives an application made in accordance with the section concerned— (a) comply, as applicable, with section 9(3),10(3),11(2),12(2),13(3),14(2),15(2)or 15(4), (b) comply, as applicable, with section...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 48: In page 20, line 24, to delete “information” and substitute “information, photograph or other image”.

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 50: In page 21, line 9, to delete “and”.

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 51: In page 21, line 12, to delete “holds.” and substitute “holds, and”.

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 52: In page 21, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following: “(c) where the early life information to which the application relates includes a photograph or other image of the applicant, shall, as it considers appropriate— (i) provide the applicant with the photograph or other image, and retain a copy, or (ii) retain the photograph or other...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 53: In page 21, line 28, to delete “and” where it secondly occurs.

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 54: In page 21, line 31, to delete “holds.” and substitute “holds, and”.

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 55: In page 21, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following: “(c) where the early life information to which the application relates includes a photograph or other image of the applicant, shall, as it considers appropriate— (i) provide the applicant with the photograph or other image, and retain a copy, or (ii) retain the photograph or other...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 56: In page 22, to delete lines 30 to 32 and substitute the following: “(2) Subject to this section, a relevant body, on application to it made in accordance with subsection (1)— (a) shall, to the extent that it is practicable to do so, provide the relevant person with a copy of the records specified in subsection (6)that it holds that contain the...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I move amendment No. 57: In page 23, to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following: “(4) Subject to this section, a relevant body, on application to it made in accordance with subsection (3), and in accordance with section 18— (a) shall, to the extent that it is practicable to do so, provide the relevant person with a copy of the records specified in subsection...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: I thought I only spoke once.

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

Roderic O'Gorman: Thank you. We do trust women. That is why in every situation where this Bill is used, the full information will be provided to a woman, or any adopted person, or any person subjected to an illegal birth registration. All of the information about their parent, their mother, will be released to them. That is why this legislation is so significant. That is why this legislation represents...

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

Roderic O'Gorman: As somebody who passionately wants to see legislation passed that will allow every adopted person and every person who was subject to an illegal birth registration get their full information, I have to accept that advice and I have to act on that advice. That is why I believe the process set out in this Bill, which will always result in full access to all information, is the process that...