Adoption Authority of Ireland (AAI)

Roderic O’Gorman expects the first payments to be made in quarter two of this year

Child and family agency says Birth Information and Tracing service could ‘collapse’ if extra funding is not provided

Delay of almost year ‘unacceptable’ as Adoption Authority of Ireland says it was inundated with applications for birth certificates, birth information, early life, care and medical information

Adoptees comprise the largest group of registrants at 11,246, followed by birth mothers with 2,675 registrants

In their judicial review proceedings against the Adoption Authority of Ireland, Ireland and the Attorney General the couple seek various orders and declarations, including that they are their child’s legal parents

Thousands of applications have been made following the enactment of the Birth and Information Tracing legislation, but a significant backlog has built up

Adoption Authority of Ireland said delay is ‘not satisfactory’

The Birth Information and Tracing Act allows adopted people easier access to birth family information

Those adopted, boarded out, or whose birth was illegally registered can access information under new law

Minister for Children says repudiating mother and baby homes investigation report would have ‘huge’ unforeseen consequences

Reformed system gives people much greater access to information about their early life and family

Woman calls for quicker processing of cases as new regime for accessing birth information, starting on October 3rd, is likely to be flooded with requests

From Monday, October 3rd, adopted people will finally have a right to their birth information, but for many this will be just the start of a long road

New birth information and tracing system to come into effect from Monday