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Adoption (Information) Bill 2021
- Sponsor
- Thomas Pringle · Independent
- Introduced
- 10 Mar 2021
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Amends Adoption Act 2010 to give adopted adults unconditional access to their birth certificates without requiring consent or counselling.
- Allows the Registrar General to provide adopted persons with index entries connecting the Adopted Children Register to their original birth registration.
- Removes barriers to adopted persons tracing their birth identity by providing direct access to official records of their birth.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage33rd Dáil10 Mar 2021
- Second Stage33rd Dáil10 Mar 2021
Debates
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