Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 December 2012
159. Deputy Paudie Coffey asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if a quota is in place as to the number of Vietnamese children who may be adopted on an annual basis to this State as part of the recent agreement between Ireland and Vietnam; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57157/12]
View answerI am informed by the Adoption Authority that the issue of "quotas" is not referred to in the Administrative Agreement on intercountry adoption drawn up between Ireland and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. However, as previously stated, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is an independent sovereign state. As such it will decide the manner in which it implements the Hague Convention, including the numbers of children deemed suitable for intercountry adoption having regard to the principles of the Convention. It is reasonable, however, to assume that the numbers of adoptions by Irish parents may not reach previous levels.
