Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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1093. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the provisions his Department has made specifically for children adopted through an agency (details supplied). [15325/21]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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It is intended that the Here2Help files will transfer to the Adoption Authority of Ireland in April 2021. These files include open information and tracing cases and a waiting list for those requesting an information and tracing service. It is the intention of the Adoption Authority of Ireland to provide a service to anyone whose information was held by Here2Help.

On February 25th 2021, Here2Help transferred its waiting list to the Adoption Authority of Ireland. All further requests for an information and tracing service should be directed to the Information and Tracing section of the Adoption Authority. 

My Department is currently engaging with the Adoption Authority of Ireland to ensure that their Social Work Team is resourced to provide this service.