Seanad Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 1 Jun 2022

Vol. 285 No. 11

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)

An Leas-Chathaoirleach

Before we deal with the formalities of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022 I wish to welcome in a very special way Senator Clonan's son, Eoghan, and his carer, Anna, to the House. It is great to have them here and we wish them a good day in Leinster House.

I also welcome the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, to the House yet again. He could nearly move in here permanently.

We are dealing now with the Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022 on Committee Stage and are resuming the debate on section 6.

SECTION 6

Question, "That section 6 stand part of the Bill", put and declared carried.

SECTION 7

Senator Lynn Ruane

I move amendment No. 33:

In page 16, lines 19 and 20, to delete “, and an information session has already taken place”.

Amendment put and declared lost.

Senator Lynn Ruane

I move amendment No. 34:

In page 16, lines 22 and 23, to delete “and no information session has taken place”.

Amendment put and declared lost.

Senator Lynn Ruane

I move amendment No. 35:

In page 16, line 27, to delete “paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of”.

Amendment put and declared lost.

Senator Lynn Ruane

I move amendment No. 36:

In page 16, to delete lines 37 and 38, and in page 17, to delete lines 1 to 5.

Amendment put and declared lost.

Question, "That section 7 stand part of the Bill", put and declared carried.

SECTION 8

Senator Lynn Ruane

I move amendment No. 37:

In page 17, lines 27 and 28, to delete “, and an information session has already taken place”.

Amendment put and declared lost.

Senator Lynn Ruane

I move amendment No. 38:

In page 17, lines 30 and 31, to delete “and no information session has taken place”.

Amendment put and declared lost.

Senator Lynn Ruane

I move amendment No. 39:

In page 17, line 32, to delete “paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of”.

Amendment put and declared lost.

Senator Lynn Ruane

I move amendment No. 40:

In page 17, to delete lines 36 to 39, and in page 18, to delete lines 1 to 3.

Amendment put and declared lost.

Question, "That section 8 stand part of the Bill", put and declared carried.

NEW SECTION

Senator Fintan Warfield

I move amendment No. 41:

In page 18, between lines 3 and 4, to insert the following:

“9. A relevant body shall on an application by a relevant person who has reached the age of 16 years supply to that person all personal data relating to the relevant person.”.

Amendment put and declared lost.

SECTION 9

Senator Lynn Ruane

I move amendment No. 42:

In page 18, line 23, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”.

Amendment put:

The Committee divided: Tá, 8; Níl, 24.

Tá

• Boyhan, Victor.
• Boylan, Lynn.
• Gavan, Paul.
• Higgins, Alice-Mary.
• Moynihan, Rebecca.
• Ruane, Lynn.
• Sherlock, Marie.
• Warfield, Fintan.

Níl

• Ahearn, Garret.
• Blaney, Niall.
• Buttimer, Jerry.
• Byrne, Malcolm.
• Byrne, Maria.
• Cassells, Shane.
• Conway, Martin.
• Cummins, John.
• Currie, Emer.
• Daly, Paul.
• Dolan, Aisling.
• Fitzpatrick, Mary.
• Hackett, Pippa.
• Horkan, Gerry.
• Kyne, Seán.
• Lombard, Tim.
• Martin, Vincent P.
• McGahon, John.
• McGreehan, Erin.
• Murphy, Eugene.
• O'Loughlin, Fiona.
• O'Sullivan, Ned.
• Seery Kearney, Mary.
• Ward, Barry.

Tellers: Tá, Senators Lynn Ruane and Alice-Mary Higgins; Níl, Senators Seán Kyne and Gerry Horkan..

Amendment declared lost.

Progress reported; Committee to sit again.