Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 June 2012
537 Deputy Brian Walsh asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the number of international adoptions that have taken place since the enactment of the Adoption Act 2010; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27822/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI) has responsibility for making entries into the Register of Inter-country Adoptions. The AAI has informed me that the Authority has entered 300 adoptions in the Register of Inter-country Adoptions since 1 November 2010, the date on which the Adoption Act, 2010, commenced and the Adoption Authority of Ireland was established.
