Kenny ‘ill-informed’ on rights of adopted, say advocates

Adopted people have hit out at “ill-informed” comments by Taoiseach Enda Kenny about the right of adopted people and natural parents to trace one another.

Responding to comments by Independent TD Clare Daly in the Dáil about delays in the Adoption Tracing and Information Bill, Mr Kenny said the position had clearly “changed and people are entitled to find their natural parents and vice versa”.

Susan Lohan of the Adoption Rights Alliance said she was “astonished” that the Taoiseach could be so ill-informed about a topic which affects tens of thousands of Irish people.