Katherine Zappone aware of distress at Tusla refusals

Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone has acknowledged the “distress” experienced by adopted and illegally adopted people who are being refused access to personal information held by State bodies.

It comes amid increasing anger among the adoption community which claims that Tusla — the largest repository of adoption records in the country — is becoming increasingly restrictive in the information it releases due to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).