I move amendment No. 2: In page 7, line 10, after “manner;” to insert “to provide, if possible, the circumstances and cause of death during post recovery analysis;”.

For clarification, is the change about half-blood relatives? Was that not in the Bill before?

I welcome this. It is a good, positive step. I see where Deputy Canney is coming from. Is there a way, if not in the legislation, to cover that in the guidelines? Science is always advancing. Could some reference be made to it in the guidelines even if it cannot be put in the legislation? It is good to see it being expanded. I see both sides of the argument. They say that one has less chance of knowing the relationship as one goes further down the chain, but when one knows people who are directly involved and want …

I welcome that. I remember that discussion during pre-legislative scrutiny. Particularly when one is sitting on this side of the House, it seems so simple to make one or two small changes that are really significant. That was one of those areas. It is really welcome and I am glad the amendments are being made. I thank the Minister.

I am going to speak to amendment No. 45 because it is also in this grouping. It states: "In page 35, line 8, after 'violent' to insert 'accidental, homicide, undetermined or suspicious deaths'.” The amendment seeks to expand the criteria in the section under which An Garda Síochána is alerted to evidence of human remains. We believe there is a genuine possibility that some deaths would not be adequately examined if they were to occur now. The amendment is to strengthen the section.

I move amendment No. 12. In page 14, to delete lines 31 to 33.

I move amendment No. 14: In page 15, to delete lines 24 to 27 and substitute the following: “(5) The Government shall make every effort where a site proves problematic to resolve difficulties and thoroughly examine burials on the land, before it is determined that memorialisation of the burials on the land, is more appropriate.”. The reason for the amendment is that memorialisation in the absence of excavation, exhumation and identification of remains to a certain extent can contradict the idea of transitional just…

I move amendment No. 17: In page 16, line 7, to delete “at the time of such burial,”. These amendments are linked. The rationale is the same. The crux of what we are trying to get at is that there is no principal reason to specify that contemporary burial practices from the 1940s, 1950s and either earlier or later should apply to any potential burial lands. An example of this would be that, in certain situations the practice at times was that babies, particularly if they had not been baptised at the time, had died …

I move amendment No. 18: In page 16, lines 12 and 13, to delete "and would reasonably have been so considered at the time the burials took place".

I move amendment No. 19: In page 16, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following: "(c) any reliable evidence from a third party with knowledge of the circumstances and location of the burials concerned.". The amendment seeks to expand the list of people who can provide evidence that the director will be obliged to take into consideration.

I will speak to amendment No. 21. I will not move amendment No. 22. Amendment No. 21 states: In page 16, lines 21 to 32, to delete all words from and including "important" in line 21 down to and including line 32 and substitute the following: "significant burial sites, the Government shall make every effort to thoroughly examine and make interventions using the full resources and powers of the Director.". This amendment seeks to expand the remit under which the director can make an intervention at a burial site. Th…

Okay.

I move amendment No. 21: In page 16, lines 21 to 32, to delete all words from and including "important" in line 21 down to and including line 32 and substitute the following: "significant burial sites, the Government shall make every effort to thoroughly examine and make interventions using the full resources and powers of the Director.".

I move amendment No. 26: In page 30, between lines 25 and 26, to insert the following: “(b) a religious order of the Roman Catholic Church," Amendment Nos. 26 to 29, inclusive, seek to ensure that the Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic Church are included as information sources, given the central role that they played in mother and baby institutions. Amendment No. 30 seeks to include any possible person that was involved in the removal of remains, reburial, burial or any other such duties. As agreed, many of the …

If we discussed amendment No. 31 first, we would not have had to discuss the others. I will withdraw my amendments as we go through them.

I move amendment No. 32: In page 31, line 25, after “Agency” to insert “and Adoption Authority of Ireland”." The amendment seeks to insert “and Adoption Authority of Ireland” after "Agency". The reason for this is that the AAI also holds significant records and should be included in the remit of the Bill, along with Tusla.

Yes, I actually remember that now.

I move amendment No. 40: In page 34, line 11, after “person” where it firstly occurs to insert “across a range of appropriate disciplines”." The reason for the amendment is that there should be more emphasis in the Bill on an integrated identification approach involving a multidisciplinary response. For example, there is no mention of forensic anthropology in the Bill. Forensic anthropologists would be essential in the analysis of the human remains and in co-ordination with forensic geneticists to reassociate the h…

I will press the amendment.

I move amendment No. 45: In page 35, line 8, after “violent” to insert “accidental, homicide, undetermined or suspicious deaths”.