Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2022-06-01
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Rebecca Moynihan (LAB), Administrative Panel

The Minister's task is unenviable. I understand the point he made about whether the message is conveyed via telephone call, but I have also heard from people who have had to have those conversations with adoption authorities and felt very traumatised by it in terms of the reaction. Equally, letters can be cold. It is a very difficult matter and I really do not envy the Minister in trying to strike that balance.
That said, we will move this amendment. In the interim, and we have heard it from both sides of this House, there is a desire to seek a solution but everybody is a little stumped as to what it is. There is no perfect answer to this and I do not think anybody will argue there is. Perhaps the Minister would agree to meet Members from across the House before Report Stage. I am standing in for Senator Hoey on this but Deputy Bacik would like to engage a little further on this particular aspect of the information. As I said, I do not envy the Minister's task. He has moved very substantially on this previously but I ask him to engage further in advance of Report Stage.

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Sitting date: 2022-06-01