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1 Mar

Adoption Bill

Many deputies in this house have received much correspondence specifically on the issue of the Bilateral agreement with Vietnam which has been allowed lapse since May of this year with no interim arrangements put in place whilst we wait for this tacking on of the Hague Convention to our own Adoption legislation. It does beggar […]

1 Mar

Inter Country Adoption

I have received many queries to my office in relation to intercountry adoption, I spoke during the passage of the recent Adoption Bill and look forward to its introduction as part of Irish legislation, hopefully making it easier for Irish parents to adopt abroad.  To ask the Minister for Health and Children when the Adoption Bill […]

26 Feb

Connolly Post Office closure a sad day for everyone

The closure of Connolly Post Office is a sad day for Post mistress Pauline Connellan and the local community. I would hope that the services would be taken on by another agent, and that the good postal service which the area has enjoyed for generations would be continued. It’s a sad day for Connolly and for […]

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