Written answers

Tuesday, 26 May 2015

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Foreign Adoptions

Photo of Jim DalyJim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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565. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the options available to a couple (details supplied) who wish to adopt a relative from another country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20383/15]

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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In order to undertake an inter country adoption, applicants need to undergo a formal assessment process under the Adoption Act, 2010. In the first instance applicants should contact their local Child and Family Agency Adoption Service to apply for an assessment for eligibility and suitability to adopt.

Issues in relation to fostering an Indian national are a matter for the Indian authorities.

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