Seanad debates
Thursday, 14 May 2009
Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed)
11:00 am
Frances Fitzgerald (Fine Gael)
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 this is an ongoing issue and that post-placement reports are required and are good practice, I am still not clear as to why the Minister of State is not accepting this amendment.
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