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Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 43: In page 31, line 30, to delete "Health Service Executive" and substitute the following: "Health Service Executive, or any Accredited Agency authorized by the Adoption Authority to conduct assessments of suitability as defined in section 34,".

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 45: In page 32, line 1, to delete "Health Service Executive" and substitute the following: "Health Service Executive, or any Accredited Agency authorized by the Adoption Authority to conduct assessments of suitability as defined in section 34,".

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 46: In page 32, line 13, to delete "Health Service Executive" and substitute the following: "Health Service Executive, or any Accredited Agency authorized by the Adoption Authority to conduct assessments of suitability as defined in section 34,".

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 47: In page 32, lines 19 and 20, to delete "Health Service Executive" and substitute the following: "Health Service Executive, or any Accredited Agency authorized by the Adoption Authority to conduct assessments of suitability as defined in section 34".

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 50: In page 32, line 28, to delete "Health Service Executive" and substitute the following: "Health Service Executive, or any Accredited Agency authorized by the Adoption Authority to conduct assessments of suitability as defined in section 34,".

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 51: In page 32, lines 29 and 30, to delete "Health Service Executive" and substitute the following: "Health Service Executive, or any Accredited Agency authorized by the Adoption Authority to conduct assessments of suitability as defined in section 34,".

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 52: In page 32, line 44, to delete "Health Service Executive" and substitute the following: "Health Service Executive, or any Accredited Agency authorized by the Adoption Authority to conduct assessments of suitability as defined in section 34,".

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 53: In page 33, line 3, to delete "Health Service Executive" and substitute the following: "Health Service Executive, or any Accredited Agency authorized by the Adoption Authority to conduct assessments of suitability as defined in section 34,".

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 54: In page 33, line 8, to delete "Health Service Executive" and substitute the following: "Health Service Executive, or any Accredited Agency authorized by the Adoption Authority to conduct assessments of suitability as defined in section 34,".

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 55: In page 33, lines 21 and 22, to delete "Health Service Executive" and substitute the following: "Health Service Executive, or any Accredited Agency authorized by the Adoption Authority to conduct assessments of suitability as defined in section 34,".

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: On a point of order, will the House meet on Tuesday? The waters are muddied on this given yesterday's developments. At this point, Senators do not know if the House is meeting on Tuesday, despite a meeting of leaders earlier this week.

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I thank the Minister of State and I welcome his indication that the amendment will be considered for inclusion on Committee Stage in the Dáil. However, I regret that he did not introduce an alternative amendment in this House. Some 84 amendments to this Bill have been tabled by Senators from different parties and the Minister of State has not indicated a willingness to accept any of them....

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 7: In page 18, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following: "(j) providing post placement support, advice and counselling to birth and adoptive parents;". This amendment is similar to amendment No. 6. However, it deals with the issues that arise post-placement. It suggests that the Bill should also contain, at its core, the concept of providing post-placement...

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) (14 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am not sure why the Minister of State is resisting it. If one takes the Russian situation, there are 34 missing post-placement reports. The Russian authorities have decided to put their foot down and, probably rightly so, request the reports. This links with a later amendment as to whether the Health Service Executive has the resources to do the necessary work in this area. Given that...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: We have discussed a number of times in this House services for children. Yesterday we had the publication of the Monageer report, which was only published in part. Will the Leader take a message back from this House to Government that we want to see this report published in full? We had a similar situation previously when the Kelly Fitzgerald report was published. Initially, it was not...

Seanad: Order of Business (14 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: It is correct.

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (13 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I support Senator Norris's call for the civil partnership Bill. Issues arise in respect of a number of areas, whether it be in the context of the amendment under discussion or in respect of social welfare, which cannot be dealt with in isolation from that Bill. I urge the Minister of State to ensure that legislation is introduced in the House before the end of this session. If the Minister...

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (13 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: On Committee Stage, the Minister of State expressed some interest in this amendment and said he would seek legal advice on it. Did he and what is he considering to do with the clause on this Stage? If he will not include it in this Bill, will it be included in the civil partnership legislation? This thoughtful amendment suggests a system to provide guardianship rights to the non-biological...

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (13 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: I move amendment No. 6: In page 17, between lines 39 and 40, to insert the following: "(e) providing information, advice and counselling to a birth parent wishing to consider placing a child for adoption;". Section 4 of the Bill makes arrangements for the adoption of a child, whether on a domestic or inter-country basis, and sets out the various issues which need to be taken into account when...

Seanad: Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (13 May 2009)

Frances Fitzgerald: Will the Minister of State clarify the current status of the bilateral agreement with Vietnam? What is the situation on the post-placement reports that are apparently being requested by Russia and that have led to problems? Every Member of both Houses is receiving heart-breaking e-mails from families who feel that they are in limbo. They are waiting to see if the Government can conclude an...