Barry Andrews, the minister in charge of adoption, was not re-elected a TD for Fianna Fáil on Friday 25th 2011 in his constituency of Dún Laoghaire.

He is the minister who failed to protect the constitutional rights of children living in “pink households”, by denying their parents the right to marry, and thus denying these children the right to be raised in a married household (protected Family according to the constitution=Teaghlach=Household).

We are still family, he no longer is…

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/elections/Election_Result-2556361.html

He was eliminated on the 7th count, as he had anticipated a number of months ago at the last 2010 IAA conference.

He only got 3452 first votes and only 344 transfers, for a quota of 11336.

Eamon Gilmore was elected on the first count with 11468 first preferences, but was unable to get Ivana Bacik enough transfers (eliminated on the 9th count with 5749 first preferences and 1557 transfers).

Who will be the next minister in charge of adoption?

And from which party?

How will that influence adoption and family rights for pink households?