Written answers

Tuesday, 30 June 2015

Department of Children and Youth Affairs

Adoption Services Provision

Photo of Michael FitzmauriceMichael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

386. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs further to Parliamentary Question No. 195 of 18 June 2015, in respect of an adoption registration fee refund due to persons (details supplied) in County Leitrim, if conditions being applied to funds provided to the Arc Adoption agency by his Department stipulate that adoption registration fee refunds shall not be paid from these funds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25695/15]

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

My Department has provided transitional funding of €10,000 on a monthly basis to both agencies currently accredited to provide intercountry adoption mediation services since January 2014. While it was understood that this funding would be used for day to day running costs, no specific instruction issued from my Department that states that Arc Adoption cannot use these funds to pay refundable registration fees, which they owe to their clients. My Department made a once off payment of €10,000 to assist Arc in repaying clients that were due their refundable registration fees in July 2014.

I have been made aware that there is an issue regarding these refundable registration fees. The matter is currently under active consideration by my Department.

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.