Adoption rights campaigners have hit out at children's minister Katherine Zappone's failure to consult them about the Government's latest amendments to its long-promised information and tracing legislation. An altered version of the Adoption (Information and Tracing) Bill 2016 is to progress to Seanad Committee Stage tomorrow. Under an earlier draft of the bill, an adopted person was required to sign an undertaking, before information will be released. However, the adoption rights groups have been scathing of this planned new system. "Three years ago, Ms Zappone was handed a ready-to-go Adoption Bill but she has wilfully stalled all progress and an aging survivor community is worse off than when she assumed office," he said.

Source: Irish Examiner June 11, 2019 15:00 UTC