Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 175: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the licence of an organisation (details supplied) in relation to Vietnamese adoptions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32439/09]

Barry Andrews (Dún Laoghaire, Fianna Fail)
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Adoption agencies are licensed by the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in the context of bi-lateral agreements with the state of origin of such agencies. In the absence of a bi-lateral agreement with Ireland, no Irish agency is licensed to operate in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at this time. This does not affect the registration of such agencies under Irish law.