Adoption bill delayed as 1,200 amendments put forward

Scrutiny of the legislation was due to begin this week but politicians from across the political spectrum have raised concerns about it

0 Sinn Fein spokesperson on Children, Kathleen Funchion, TD, who is Chair of the Children's Committee, said campaigners had raised significant concerns with parts of the Birth Information and Tracing Bill put forward by Children's Minister Roderic O'Gorman, which has resulted in the large number of proposed alterations.

A Bill to give adopted people access to their birth certs and other personal information has been delayed after becoming bogged down with more than 1,200 amendments.

Scrutiny of the legislation was due to begin later this week, however, the Bills office has been unable to get through the massive number of amendments tabled by politicians from across the political spectrum.