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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 22 Jun 1982

Vol. 336 No. 5

Written Answers. - Adoption Act Proceedings.

447.

asked the Minister for Finance in how many cases the State has provided free legal assistance to a natural mother in proceedings brought by adopters pursuant to section 3 of the Adoption Act, 1974 seeking to dispense with the consent of the natural mother to the making of an adoption order.

The number of occasions is six.

448.

asked the Minister for Finance on how many occasions the State has provided free legal assistance to adopters in proceedings pursuant to section 3 of the Adoption Act, 1974 in which such adopters sought to dispense with the consent of a natural mother to the making of an adoption order; on how many occasions in which the State has not provided such assistance has it made a financial contribution towards the legal costs incurred by the adopters; and the amount of each contribution paid.

The State provided free legal assistance to adopters in such proceedings on three occasions. The number of occasions on which the State did not provide such assistance but made a financial contribution towards the legal costs incurred by adopters is four. The amount of each such contribution is as follows: £716, £1,960, £861, £1,916.

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