Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 235: To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if there are any plans to allow civil partners adopt and to be considered as joint adoptive parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3178/12]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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Under the provisions of the Adoption Act, 2010, the only persons who can jointly adopt are married couples. There are currently no proposals to change the legislation in this regard.