633. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the recourse an adopted person has when their adoption file reveals serious concerns about the circumstances in which their adoption took place; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [71736/26]
Topics / Adoption Services
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsAdoption Services
19 questions from 11 TDs, between 29 April 2025 and 13 October 2026.
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734. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if an application to adopt will be expedited (details supplied). [31849/26]
931. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 400 of 29 January 2026, if she will provide a breakdown of the statistics provided by heading (details supplied). [8669/26]
400. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she will provide a schedule of the number of adoption applications and adoptions granted and refused in 2023, 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026. [7325/26]
861. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the reason no deputy chair has been appointed to the Adoption Authority of Ireland; when an appointment will be made; her views on the impact of an absence of a deputy chair in the context of the operation and governance of the authority; and when this appointment will be made. [5903/26]
868. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she can investigate the facts surrounding an adopted child (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4290/26]
1945. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adoptions, both domestic and international, that have taken place in the State in each of the past 30 years, by year; the level of Exchequer funding allocated to the Adoption Authority of Ireland / adoption services in each of the past 30 years, by year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [74958/25]
1095. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the national reporting requirements for waiting times in addiction services; the reason no national dataset currently exists; and the timeline for introducing full national reporting of assessment and treatment waiting times. [72319/25]
285. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Education and Youth the amount of funding her Department has allocated to drug addiction prevention initiatives in 2024, and to date in 2025. [68682/25]
471. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the current status of the Adoption Authority of Ireland; the current board members; the number on the board; and when the board last met; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66911/25]
759. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the status of the establishment of the new board of the Adoption Authority of Ireland; the expected timeline for its appointment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [65293/25]
1605. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality the number of adoptions that have been facilitated by Tusla from 2020 to 2024, by year, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [60003/25]
1859. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown, by category of applicant in relation to requests made to TUSLA and the Adoption Authority for birth certificates and records under the Birth (Information and Tracing) Act 2022 since the commencement of the legislation in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19787/25]
1860. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown, by category of applicant in relation to requests made to TUSLA and the Adoption Authority for tracing services under the Birth (Information and Tracing) Act 2022 since the commencement of the legislation in 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19788/25]
1861. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current waiting times in TUSLA and the Adoption Authority to obtain birth certificates and records under the Birth (Information and Tracing) Act 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19789/25]
1862. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current waiting times for tracing services under the Birth (Information and Tracing) Act 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19790/25]
1863. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of information sessions that have been carried out by the Adoption Authority under section 17 of the Birth (Information and Tracing) Act 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19791/25]
1864. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of applicants who have refused to attend an information session under section 17 of the Birth (Information and Tracing) Act 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19792/25]
1865. Deputy Catherine Connolly asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the breakdown of the outcome of applications where the applicant has refused to attend an information session under section 17 of the Birth (Information and Tracing) Act 2022; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19793/25]