Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2022-05-24
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Annie Hoey (LAB), Agricultural Panel

I am seeking clarity. The Minister stated that we have moved on since 2017 and that there have been conversations. Was he given an explicit reason for why it cannot be by registered post? Was that legal advice or was it just the preference? I am not clear on that. We initially suggested that it could be done via phone call instead of in person, but our own thoughts on this have evolved. Is there a specific reason that it cannot be done in this way? Is it a legal reason or is it just the preference of the Minister and his Department?

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Sitting date: 2022-05-24