Illegal adoptees receive once-off €3k payment 

Margaret Norton is using her family tracing experience to help others. 'DNA is the first port of call. Even if you don’t have a biological match now, you could still have one in a few years.'
Picture: Bob Morrison

Illegal adoptees have begun receiving a once-off payment of €3,000 from the Department of Children, to help cover the costs of DNA tests and any legal bills.

The money is being paid out following a recommendation last year by the former government Special Rapporteur on Child Protection on foot of an independent review into illegal registrations.