Charlie McConalogue (Donegal North East, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding Irish citizens adopting children from Florida in the U.S.A.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42118/12]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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A delegation from the Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI) made an official visit to the US State Department in Washington on 30th March 2012. The AAI reported that meeting was very positive and productive for both sides.

Subsequently a Memorandum of Understanding relating to intercountry adoption between Florida and Ireland, drafted by the AAI, was transmitted to the US State Department in its role as the US Central Authority. The AAI have received a draft document with amendments from the US State Department, which is being considered by its legal advisors.

Currently the AAI is deferring decisions regarding the processing of adoptions from the USA pending the outcome of the considerations.