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, USA; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3935/13]

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 in 2012. Following this visit administrative arrangements in relation to intercountry adoption between the United States of America and Ireland were drafted by the AAI and the Authority informs me that it expects to finalise these arrangements in the near future.