Tommy Broughan (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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1437. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of children, by county, that have been placed in adoption in 1986, 1996, 2006 and 2016; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19910/17]

Katherine Zappone (Dublin South West, Independent)
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The Adoption Authority has provided details of domestic adoptions orders by county for 2006 and 2016. The county referred to below refers to the county in which the adoptive parents resided at the time the adoption order was made. This information broken down by county is not available for 1986 and 1996 at this time. However, I am advised that the total number of domestic adoption orders that were made in Ireland in 1986 and 1996 was 800 and 405 respectively.