Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick, Fine Gael)
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78. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs his plans to allow adopted persons to gain access to information held by the State, and other organisations who acted on behalf of the State, on their natural parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27903/14]

Charles Flanagan (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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My Department is continuing work on the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill and I hope to be in a position to seek Government approval to publish the Heads of the Bill as soon as possible.

It is intended to proceed to finalise legislative proposals so that I may bring a general scheme and Heads of Bill to the Government as soon as possible. Subsequent consideration by the Oireachtas Health and Children Committee will allow the issues to be carefully teased out and the views of different interested parties on these important and sensitive matters to be fully considered.

I look forward to advancing these important matters in association with the Oireachtas Health and Children Committee later this year.