Fidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)

At one level I am inclined to agree with the Minister of State in that when a person has been counselled and gone through the assessment process as a prospective adoptive parent, there should be a very good understanding of what is about to be undertaken. In the case of the young mother of baby Ann recently, she clearly did not know the import of what she was embarking on. Ultimately, the adoptive parent lost out and the baby was returned to the birth mother. It would be wise to indicate that both the birth mother and adoptive parent needs to be fully aware of what they are undertaking prior to the signing of any documents. Will the Minister of State comment on that?