I move amendment No. 57: In page 23, to delete lines 1 to 3 and substitute the following: “(4) Subject to this section, a relevant body, on application to it made in accordance with subsection (3) , and in accordance with section 18 — (a) shall, to the extent that it is practicable to do so, provide the relevant person with a copy of the records specified in subsection (6) that it holds that contain the medical information to which the application relates, and (b) may provide the relevant person with a statement se…

I move amendment No. 61: In page 26, between lines 23 and 24, to insert the following: “(5) A relevant body shall, no later than one month after the date on which it receives an application made in accordance with the section concerned— (a) comply, as applicable, with section 9(3) , 10(3) , 11(2) , 12(2) , 13(3) , 14(2) , 15(2) or 15(4) , (b) comply, as applicable, with section 9(9) , 10(7) , 11(3) , 12(3) , or 15(5) , or (c) where subsection (6) applies, inform the applicant concerned of that fact and the reasons …

I move amendment No. 62: In page 30, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: “(3) A relevant body shall, no later than one month after the date on which it receives an application made in accordance with the section concerned— (a) comply, as applicable, with section 21(2) , 22(2) or 23(3) , (b) comply, as applicable, with section 21(5) or 22(4) , or (c) where subsection (4) applies, inform the applicant concerned of that fact and the reasons for it, and of the effect of the subsection. (4)Where a relevant b…

I move amendment No. 63: In page 32, to delete lines 29 to 31 and substitute the following: “(2) Subject to this section, a relevant body, on application to it made in accordance with subsection (1) — (a) shall, to the extent that it is practicable to do so, provide the applicant concerned with a copy of the records specified in subsection (4) that it holds that contain the medical information to which the application relates, and (b) may provide the applicant with a statement setting out the medical information to…

I move amendment No. 64: In page 33, between lines 8 and 9, to insert the following: “(3) A relevant body shall, no later than one month after the date on which it receives an application made in accordance with the section concerned— (a) comply, as applicable, with section 27(2) , 28(2) , 29(2) or 30(2) , (b) comply, as applicable, with section 27(5) , 28(4) or 30(3) , or (c) where subsection (4) applies, inform the applicant concerned of that fact and the reasons for it, and of the effect of the subsection. (4) W…

I move amendment No. 65: In page 33, to delete line 27. This is a particularly important group of amendments. Deputy Bacik referred to them earlier. They provide for further services for persons who believe that their birth was illegally registered. These are services that are recommended by the special rapporteur for child protection, Professor Conor O'Mahony, in the report which he submitted to me last October and which I published in March of this year. The special rapporteur set out 17 recommendations in his re…

I move amendment No. 66: In page 33, line 30, to delete "person." and substitute "person, or".

I move amendment No. 67: In page 33, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: "(d) a person who has reasonable grounds for suspecting that he or she is the subject of an incorrect birth registration, for the purpose of the Agency or Authority conducting such enquires as it considers necessary for the purpose of ascertaining whether he or she is the subject of an incorrect birth registration.".

I move amendment No. 68: In page 33, line 36, to delete "Authority" and substitute "Agency". These are very technical amendments. The first is a technical amendment to section 32(3)(c) as it refers erroneously to the authority instead of the agency. This section relates to an application for tracing. It is the agency that is the lead in tracing, and the applications will be made to it. Therefore, it should be it that specifies the manner of the application. There is also a technical amendment to section 38(6), whic…

I move amendment No. 69: In page 34, line 2, to delete "pursuant to an authorisation" and substitute "or obtaining information pursuant to a direction".

I move amendment No. 70: In page 34, to delete lines 21 to 26 and substitute the following: "Minister may authorise Agency and Authority to conduct review or trace 33. (1) The Minister, where he or she is satisfied that it is necessary and in the public interest to do so, may, by direction in writing, require the Agency or the Authority to do either or both of the following: (a) investigate whether there is evidence that a person has, or persons have, been the subject of an incorrect birth registration, including b…

I move amendment No. 71: In page 34, lines 28 to 31, to delete all words from and including "On" in line 28 down to and including line 31 and substitute the following: "On receipt by it of an application under section 32 , or a direction under section 33 , the Agency or the Authority shall, without undue delay, take all reasonable steps in accordance with any guidelines issued under section 37 to, as applicable— (a) trace and locate the person to whom the application or direction relates, or (b) obtain such informa…

I move amendment No. 72: In page 35, to delete lines 22 to 25 and substitute the following: "(8) Where the Agency or Authority, having taken the steps referred to in subsection (1) — (a) in the case of an application under section 32 , is unable to locate the person 13 concerned or, in the case of an application under subsection (2)(d) of that section, to ascertain whether a person was the subject of an incorrect birth registration, it shall, in writing and without delay, inform the person who made the application …

I move amendment No. 73: In page 37, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following: "(g) where a parent of a relevant person is deceased, a person who, in the opinion of the Authority, had a sufficiently close connection with the parent that he or she is likely to be in possession of information that the relevant person would be willing to be provided with;". This is another important amendment. It is particularly significant in cases where there are parents who do not reveal themselves and for whom there is a b…

I would like to come in at this point because Deputy Bacik used the term "outlier" in terms of the Bill. The Bill in no way makes us an outlier. We are an outlier now, and this Bill brings us into compliance with where Europe is in terms of the release of birth information and puts us far in advance of a number of European countries. A number of European countries had equally restrictive practices to the ones we are casting to history through the introduction of this legislation. It will, in every circumstance, all…

I move amendment No. 74: In page 38, line 13, to delete “Agency” and substitute “Authority”.

I move amendment No. 75: In page 43, line 24, after “to” to insert “ subsection (5) and”. This is an amendment to section 45. The section obliges a secondary information source to retain and maintain relevant records held. The amendment seeks to ensure clarity that the obligation on a secondary source to retain and maintain records should not interfere with any transfer or records anticipated under action 8 of the Government Action Plan for Survivors and Former Residents of Mother and Baby and County Home Instituti…

I move amendment No. 76: In page 44, between lines 9 and 10, to insert the following: “(5) Subsection (1) shall not apply to relevant records transferred by a secondary information source— (a) in compliance with its obligations under the National Archives Act 1986, or (b) in accordance with Action 8 of the plan known as the “Action Plan for Survivors and Former Residents of Mother and Baby and County Home Institutions.”.

I move amendment No. 77: “PART 8AMENDMENT OF SUCCESSION ACT 1965 Definition ( Part 8 ) 52. In this Part, “Act of 1965” means the Succession Act 1965. Amendment of section 4A of Act of 1965 53. Section 4A of the Act of 1965 is amended— (a) in subsection (1), by the substitution of “Subject to subsection (1A) and section 4B,” for “Subject to subsection (1A),”, and (b) In subsection (6), by the insertion of “and section 4B,” after “ “In this section”. Special provisions in relation to affected persons 54. The Act of 1…

I move amendment No. 78: In page 57, lines 15 and 16, to delete all words from and including “The” in line 15 down to and including line 16 and substitute the following: “The Minister shall, not later than 2 years after the coming into operation of this section, commence a review of the operation of this Act, other than Parts 8 and 9 .”. This is something we discussed towards the end of our lengthy committee sessions and it was something on which I indicated I would seek to table an amendment under the original Bil…