Anne Ferris (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 808: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if all adoption files from the Sacred Heart Convent at Bessborough in Cork have been transferred to the Health Service Executive; if the HSE has found suitable accommodation for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24015/11]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am aware of the difficulties around the operation of adoption information and tracing services at the Sisters of the Sacred Heart in Bessborough. Negotiations have taken place between my Department, the Health Service Executive and the Order and this matter has been resolved. The HSE has agreed to take over the management of the adoption files of the Sacred Heart Adoption Society located in Bessborough, Blackrock, Co. Cork. It is my understanding that the HSE are examining the issue of the transfer of files and their storage.