Written answers
Tuesday, 21 June 2016
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Adoption Data
Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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568. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of adoptions into Ireland from China, for each of the past ten years; when adoptions will resume; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17309/16]
Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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The Adoption Authority of Ireland has provided details of intercountry adoptions from China 2006 to 2015 as follows:
| Number of adoptions effected in China between 2006 and 2015 where the adopters were habitually resident in Ireland and held a valid Declaration of Eligibility and Suitability to Adopt | |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 33 |
| 2007 | 31 |
| 2008 | 19 |
| 2009 | 10 |
| 2010 | 9 |
| 2011 | 6 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2013 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 15 |
| Total | 128 |
Helping Hands Adoption Mediation Agency was accredited on 16/4/2014 to facilitate adoptions from China under the Chinese Special Needs programme and adoptions from China are ongoing.
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