Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 448: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of people who received formal declarations of eligibility to adopt from the Adoption Board but are unable to adopt a child due to the indefinite postponement of adoptions from Vietnam. [31063/09]

Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Declarations of eligibility and suitability are issued on an ongoing basis by the Adoption Board. Such declarations are not country specific although applicants will have indicated which country they intend adopting from as part of the assessment process. My understanding, at this stage is that over 350 applicants who have received declarations have indicated a preference for adopting from Vietnam.