We are coming back to that. That is fine.

I thank the Minister. I want to speak to this amendment because we had this discussion on Committee Stage. I welcome that this has been included. An important point was made about different arrangements. We have all heard various stories over the years. There were very formal arrangements, but there were also informal arrangements. It is important to be as inclusive as possible in the Bill. I welcome this amendment.

I do not want to end up saying the same thing, although I am sure there will probably be more contentious issues later, but it is welcome to see some of the issues discussed on Committee Stage being addressed. It is good to see points raised in the discussions during pre-legislative scrutiny and on Committee Stage and the other Stages being taken on board. As I stated, there have been many different situations, examples and stories from the time of the mother and baby institutions and it is really important that we…

I am delighted to see this amendment because we had several amendments that were similar and all kind of saying the same thing in respect of the timeframes and being restrictive. It is good to see it. A later amendment that I tabled can now be withdrawn on the basis of this amendment. We will see when we get there. It is good. I am glad the Minister has tabled the amendment because one of the things about which we were anxious was that there would not be any limitations. The amendment is welcome.

I move amendment No. 10: In page 11, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “ “illegal adoption” means an illegal adoption, where any of the following situations occurred: (a) where a non-marital child was registered as the natural child of the adoptive parents without the mother’s knowledge or consent and no adoption order was made; (b) where a non-marital child was registered as the natural child of the adoptive parents and an adoption order was made; (c) where a marital child was registered as the nat…

That is fine. They are all related, so the same argument applies. I take on board the point that the argument for not using the word "illegal" is that the person has to prove it was illegal and there might be difficulties in that regard, so I am a bit conflicted on it. However, does amendment No. 2, to which the House has agreed, make any changes to the whole issue in respect of the use of "incorrect" or "illegal"? Many people feel strongly about this, and rightly so. When we are discussing this, we all reference i…

You have a further two minutes, Deputy, so we will let the Minister finish first.

Are those words, "false and misleading", in the legislation now?

I am happy to withdraw the amendment on that basis.

I move amendment No. 11: In page 11, line 22, to delete “incorrect” and substitute “illegal”.

I move amendment No. 12: In page 11, line 23, to delete “incorrect” and substitute “illegal”.

I move amendment No. 13: In page 11, between lines 27 and 28, to insert the following: “(c) the personal data of the relevant person whose birth was illegally registered;”.

I move amendment No. 14: In page 11, line 32, to delete “information” where it firstly occurs and substitute “records”. I will speak to amendment No. 14 and then I might come back in on amendment No. 29. I think amendment No. 29 is the one to which I was referring earlier that we can withdraw now on the basis that the restrictive timeframe has been removed. Amendment No. 14 is exactly as it says. It aims to capture the wider range by the use of the word "records" rather than the word "information". I suppose we all…

I move amendment No. 15: In page 12, line 12, to delete “Regulation;” and substitute the following: “Regulation. Under this Act, all records relating to the adoption or informal care arrangement of a relevant person are considered to be that person’s personal data, regardless of whether that data is shared with another person. Personal data in relation to a relevant person, includes but is not limited to: (a) personal data in terms of the relevant person’s physical, mental, and physiological identity, including but…

I move amendment No. 18: In page 15, to delete lines 7 to 36, to delete pages 16 and 17, and in page 18, to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following: "6. An tArd-Chláraitheoir shall on an application made by a relevant person, a record of whose birth is kept by an tArd-Chláraitheoir and who has reached the age of 16 years, supply to that person on payment of the prescribed fee (if any) such information as is necessary to enable that person to obtain a certified copy of the record of his or her birth.". This…

I think Deputy Bacik has articulated the position very well and eloquently. I must say at the outset, for clarity, that nobody has any issue with a birth parent who wants to register a no-contact preference. It is the parent's right to do so. Everybody would respect that. Some of us believe this mandatory information session, the information session or whatever people want to call it, is not actually necessary. It was in the spirit of accepting that it is necessary that we looked at alternatives. We are not saying …

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 iss…

I move amendment No. 19: In page 16, to delete lines 4 to 37, and in page 17, to delete lines 1 to 8.

I move amendment No. 24: In page 17, to delete lines 9 to 38, and in page 18, to delete lines 1 to 3.

I move amendment No. 29: In page 18, to delete lines 4 to 39, to delete pages 19 to 22, and in page 23, to delete lines 1 to 11 and substitute the following: “9. A relevant body shall on an application by a relevant person who has reached the age of 16 years supply to that person all personal data relating to the relevant person.”.