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

I move amendment No. 107:
In page 47, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following:
“(b) person other than an information source who is in possession of a relevant record is obliged to transfer to the Authority all relevant records in its possession,”.
Amendment No. 107 inserts a new subsection, 47(1)(b), which would oblige a person other than an information source who is in possession of a relevant record to transfer to the authority all relevant records in their possession. The amendment would ensure data subjects have the right access to personal data collected concerning them, from all data controllers involved in the relevant relative's adoption. The amendment deals with the concern that individuals or bodies that facilitated private and illegal adoptions will be able to evade their responsibilities under the legislation. The Bill currently does not go far enough to oblige all relevant record holders to transfer their files to the AAI so they can be made available to affected people.

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Sitting date: 2022-06-01