Enacted 3/2022
Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022
- Introduced
- 12 Jan 2022
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2024
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- Adopted persons and those with incorrect birth registrations can access their birth certificates and related information held by authorities.
- Deceased persons' children/relatives may access their birth or adoption records in certain circumstances; a Contact Preference Register lets people manage who can trace them.
- Adoption Authority and Child and Family Agency provide tracing services; records transferred to them; amendments made to succession, civil registration, and adoption laws.
Stage timeline
- First Stage 33rd Dáil12 Jan 2022
- Second Stage 33rd Dáil19 Jan 2022
- Committee Stage 33rd Dáil20 Jan 2022
- Report Stage 33rd Dáil9 Mar 2022
- Fifth Stage 33rd Dáil27 Apr 2022
- Second Stage 26th Seanad27 Apr 2022
- Committee Stage 26th Seanad10 May 2022
- Report Stage 26th Seanad1 Jun 2022
- Fifth Stage 26th Seanad15 Jun 2022
- Cream List 33rd Dáil22 Jun 2022
- Enacted30 Jun 2022