Seanad debates

Tuesday, 19 May 2009

Adoption Bill 2009: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage

 

12:00 pm

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Fine Gael)

Amendment No. 80 has been ruled out of order for the same reason. I ask the Minister of State to consider these amendments when he brings this legislation to the Dáil. It is general practice now to include in such authorities people who are affected by legislation and to bring their experience on board when key decisions are being taken. It is important, given the number of people who are adopted and the number experiencing inter-country adoptions, that amendment No. 80 be considered by the Minister of State and that such representatives be included if at all possible. It may not, as Senator Norris has said, represent any extra cost to the Exchequer.

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