Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage
Dail Éireann — 2022-04-27
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Kathleen Funchion (SF), Carlow-Kilkenny

In fairness, the points have been covered by Deputies Bacik, Cairns and Connolly. I want to clarify again that nobody is saying that people should not have a right to register a no-contact preference. It is very important that point is clarified. What we are arguing is how that information then has an impact on the adopted person getting their information. That has been said with regard to people having the right. We fully accept that people have the right to register a no-contact preference and that is not the issue here. I want to make that point very clear. It is how that information is communicated. Some people will argue there is no need for any sort of an information session. What we are saying is that if there is a need, it should be done by registered letter. I still have not been convinced as to why that is not the case.

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Sitting date: 2022-04-27