Bill entitled an Act to provide for the acquisition and maintenance by the Adoption Authority of Ireland of records relating to the adoption, incorrect registration or placement in informal care arrangements of children; to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a register to be known as the Register of Adoption Contact Enquiries; to provide for the making available by the Child and Family Agency of a service for the tracing of certain persons, their birth relatives and other persons, and of a service for the provision of information to and facilitation of contact between such persons; to amend the Adoption Act 2010; to amend the Child and Family Agency Act 2013; and to provide for related matters
Last updated: 27 Mar 2020
History of this Bill
The Bill lapsed with the dissolution of the Dáil and Seanad
27 Mar 2020
Seanad Éireann
Dáil Éireann
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Seanad First Stage
23 Nov 2016
Seanad First Stage
The Bill is initiated or presented to the House
23 Nov 2016
Completed
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Seanad Second Stage
17 May 2017
Seanad Second Stage
The general principles of the Bill are debated
17 May 2017
Completed
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Seanad Third Stage
The Bill is examined section by section and amendments may be made
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Amendments arising out of Committee Stage are considered
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Dáil Third Stage
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Final statements on the Bill are made
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Enacted
The Bill is signed into law by the President
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Future Stage
23 Nov 2016
As initiated
Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016
Amendments
19 Jun 2019
Committee Stage
1st Additional List of Amendments [Seanad]
12 Jun 2019
Committee Stage
Numbered List [Seanad]
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Debates
12 Jun 2019
Seanad Éireann
Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016: Committee Stage
17 May 2017
Seanad Éireann
Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016: Second Stage
17 May 2017
Seanad Éireann
Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016: Order for Second Stage