Inter-Country Adoptions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 April 2013

Wednesday, 24 April 2013

Questions (220)

Brian Walsh

Question:

220. Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if the Irish Adoption Authority will engage with its counterpart in the Philippines with a view to removing or increasing the recently applied limit on the number of Filipino children approved for adoption by Irish parents; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19337/13]

Written answers

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

The Republic of the Philippines is an independent sovereign state. As such it is a matter for the Filipino authorities to decide the manner in which they choose to implement the Hague Convention, including the numbers of children deemed suitable for inter-country adoption having regard to the principles of the Convention.