Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when she will bring forward the adoption tracing and information legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7340/13]

Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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The drafting of the Heads of Bill in relation to the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill is at an advanced stage in my Department. While consideration of the policy issues in relation to all aspects of the proposed Bill is ongoing, it is intended that the proposed legislation will provide for a structured and regulated way of both safeguarding adoption records and providing access to adoption information.