Public Notices

Transfer of the R.G.A.S.

(Formerly known as Rotunda Girls Aid Society)

The Adoption Board has been advised that the files of the R.G.A.S. have now transferred to the Health Service Executive (H.S.E.) by agreement between the Archbishop of Dublin and the H.S.E.

The H.S.E. will now provide an Information and Tracing Service on behalf of R.G.A.S. clients.

All enquiries should be addressed to:

Principal Social Worker

Information & Tracing Service

1^st Floor

Park House

North Circular Road

Dublin 7

Tel: 01-8387122

Adoption Board Statement on Supreme Court Judgement

As a quasi-judicial body the Board’s scope for comment is limited to matters of fact.

The Adoption Board offers its sympathies to all parties to this adoption case for the pain they have experienced and will continue to experience while the outcome of the Supreme Court judgement is acted on.

An adoption order had not been made in this case. The Board would like to assure all those who have adopted children and have an adoption order that the judgements will not affect their adoptions.

The Board welcomes the Minister for Children’s decision, to review the five judgements to see if constitutional or legislative change is required in this area and will be available to offer its advice and assistance if requested.

Adoption Board

14^th November 2006

Speaker notes from OneWorld Neighborhood Conference 2005 (Center for Family Connections)

Adoption Board Comments on Minister for Children´s discussion paper on adoption legislation

An Bord Ucht?la - The Adoption Board has received a number of applications from organisations/groups wishing to register as inter-country adoption mediation agencies. Successful applicants will be allowed to assist Irish applicants with adopting abroad.

Details of the applicants are as follows:

International Orphan Aid Ireland (To be confirmed)
Tranware House, South County Business Park, Leopardstown, Dublin 18
(Contact person: Kieran McBrien)

Irish Familes for Russian Adoptions
Shalom, Newtown Donore, Naas, Co. Kildare
(Contact person: Derek Farrell, Country of operation: Russia)

Lifelink Ireland Ltd.,
Fortvilla, Kilmore, Gramagh, Kilmallock, Co. Limerick
(Contact person: Mary Hanrahan, Countries of operation: Belarus / Ukraine / Bulgaria)

Children House International,
5711 Vista Drive Suite 101-B, PO Box 1829, Ferndale, WA 98248, USA
(Contact person: Deborah S. Price)

Helping Hands Adoption Facilitation Agency,
90 The Drive, Broadale, Douglas, Cork
(Contact person: Derek Cregan CEO, Countries of operation: Vietnam, Russia)

An Evaluation Team has been established to examine the applications and to make recommendations for registration to An Bord UchtÃ¡la. Members of the public wishing to comment on the applications should do so in writing before 30 September 2004.

Kiernan Gildea
Registrar

Request for Submissions

Official Languages Act 2003
Preparation of a Draft Scheme by the Department of Health & Children.

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