Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 December 2013
378. Deputy Olivia Mitchell asked the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps that can be taken to ensure the adoption of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 16 will be finalised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [51438/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe responsibility for the registration of intercountry adoptions is a matter for the Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI), an independent quasi judicial entity established under the Adoption Act 2010. It is a matter for the AAI to ensure that all adoptions are made in accordance with the provisions of the Adoption Act 2010. Accordingly, as Minister, it is not open to me to intervene in individual cases.
The Authority has advised me that they have examined this matter comprehensively and taken legal advice in this regard. The Adoption Authority has determined that it does not have the statutory power to recognise certain adoptions of children born in Mexico or to register the adoption on the Register of Intercountry Adoptions. The matter is now the subject of legal proceedings in the High Court.
