The publication of the review into the prevalence of illegal adoptions was stalled after a series of concerns were raised by the former attorney general Seámus Woulfe, The Irish Times understands. Ministers at this week’s Cabinet meeting were informed of the reasons why the report remained unpublished. There was also a concern, sources say, that certain parts of the report made recommendations outside its terms of reference. Given the advent of a new government, and a new attorney general, Paul Gallagher, the advice seems to have changed both about adoption legislation generally and more specifically about the Reynolds report. Sources said that now that the mother and baby homes commission has reported, Mr Gallagher felt comfortable in publishing the Reynolds review into illegal adoptions.

Source: The Irish Times March 11, 2021 00:06 UTC