Inter-Country Adoptions

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 March 2014

Tuesday, 25 March 2014

Questions (929)

Mary Lou McDonald

Question:

929. Deputy Mary Lou McDonald asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of persons and-or couples who have completed a mandatory Health Service Executive assessment for the purposes of applying to adopt a child from outside the State under the terms of the Hague adoption convention since Ireland’s ratification in 2010. [13500/14]

Written answers

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs

The Child and Family Agency has advised that 719 applicants and/or couples have completed the Health Service Executive assessment for the purposes of applying to adopt a child since the commencement of the Adoption Act, 2010. This figure relates to intercountry adoption assessments up to 31/12/2013 as the Quarter 1 information for 2014 is currently being collated.