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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 April 2014

Tuesday, 8 April 2014

Questions (539, 540, 541, 542, 543)

Billy Kelleher

Question:

539. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in relation to adoptions from the USA if she will clarify the following points with regard to the USA and the situation with ARC; the reason there is such a delay in delegating some of functions to them when they were accredited in June 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16225/14]

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Billy Kelleher

Question:

540. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in relation to adoptions from USA, PAPs at a conference in November 2013 was informed by a senior member of the AAI that the situation regarding the USA would be clarified vis a vis a notice on their website following a meeting on 25 November; the reason this has not happened; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16226/14]

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Billy Kelleher

Question:

541. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in relation to adoptions from USA the number of packs currently with American agencies; if she will clarify which American Adoption agencies the Adoption Authority of Ireland is willing to cooperate with; the number of packs already in the USA that will be affected if ARC comes on board, fees, process and so on, would a situation similar to what happened in Bulgaria be repeated, how packs already in the USA will be affected if ARC does not come on board; if it be left to individual American agencies to proceed as they wish in respect of additional fees they may wish to charge PAPs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16227/14]

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Billy Kelleher

Question:

542. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in relation to adoptions from the USA if she is satisfied with the terms and conditions proposed by the American agencies willing to work with the Irish PAPS, in particular from the point of view that PAPs could potentially lose significant amounts of money; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16228/14]

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Billy Kelleher

Question:

543. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs in relation to adoptions from USA with PAPs currently on the books of adoption advocates whose suspension is coming to an end, the provisions being made by her office and the AAI to support these PAPs in the event that AA accreditation is refused; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16229/14]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 539 to 543, inclusive, together.

I have asked the Adoption Authority to reply directly to the Deputy.

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