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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I ask witnesses to keep their presentations tight because we want to hear their views and the question and answer session is very useful. Their submissions will form part of the document that will be sent to the Minister. I welcome the witnesses. This is our final session on the pre-legislative scrutiny on the heads of the Adoption (Information and Tracing ) Bill 2015. I thank them for...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I ask the witnesses to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I ask Ms Deirdre Pemberton of the Council of Irish Adoption Agencies to make her presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Pemberton. I invite Mr. Conor O'Mahony of the faculty of law at University College Cork to make his presentation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr. Conor O'Mahony and call Dr. Fergus Ryan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Dr.Ryan. I call on Ms Patricia White, social worker with Barnardos, post-adoption services, to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms White. I welcome Ms Kathy McMahon and Mr. Fintan Dunne of the Irish First Mothers Group. I invite Ms McMahon to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms McMahon. She and Ms Slattery have done the State a great service by their testimony and advocacy here. I extend the same thanks to the other delegates. As Chairman of the committee, I can safely say this has been one of the most moving meetings we have had, even though we have dealt with a lot of contentious issues.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise for interrupting Mr. Parfrey, but I ask him to conclude within two minutes as a vote has been called in the Dáil. Parliamentary democracy does not give us free rein.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I propose that we suspend the meeting now until after the vote. I apologise to all, but we will be back.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I apologise to the witnesses for the delay. Parliamentary democracy does not wait for us and as we had a second vote, they will note the joys of it. Mr. Parfrey was in possession and he may wish to conclude.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: We will come back to it at the question and answer session, if we have to. I thank Mr. Parfrey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I invite Senator Van Turnhout to make a contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: We will start with Ms Mary Slattery and move along the line.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: Would Ms Slattery include social media?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank the Deputy who is one of the regular attendees at our committee meetings.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: I thank everyone for their participation today and during our pre-legislative scrutiny hearings on the general scheme of the adoption (information and tracing) Bill. It has been a positive exercise. Members will testify that this committee takes its job in terms of pre-legislative scrutiny seriously and our approach to this Bill has been no different. The committee will prepare a report on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: General Scheme of Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2015: Discussion (Resumed) (5 Nov 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: It will be published. A draft will be sent to members by next Thursday. Our job in terms of this legislation is to make all of our lives better which is what we will try to do.

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Crime Data (5 Nov 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 151. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the economic cost of alcohol-related crime and the estimated overall economic cost of crime; if she will provide information on the cost, in terms of juveniles and adult criminal activity; initiatives being taken to address this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38891/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Prisoner Data (5 Nov 2015)

Jerry Buttimer: 152. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the number of crimes committed by former prisoners; the reoffending rates of juveniles who have been detained; the most up-to-date figures on recidivism; the details of rehabilitation rates in prison; the funding provided for such; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38892/15]