By John K. on October 10, 2011
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0530/1224298059012.html
CAROL COULTER
DELEGATIONS FROM the Adoption Authority of Ireland will travel to Mexico, the Philippines and the United States to discuss adoption agreements, the International Adoption Association was told at the weekend.
Geoffrey Shannon, chairman of the authority, told its annual conference it was in advanced discussions with a number of countries party to the Hague Convention on Inter-country Adoption after the incorporation of the convention into Irish law last year.
He confirmed the authority was looking at Lithuania and Kazakhstan as prospective countries for adoption into Ireland, and said it would look at other Hague countries that came to the attention of prospective adoptive parents.
Ruth Lennon, association chairwoman, told The Irish Times it was asking Minister for Children Frances Fitzgerald to seek bilateral agreements with Russia and Ethiopia, not currently members of the convention, but from which Irish couples have adopted previously. They are unable to adopt siblings from these countries in the absence of such an agreement.
Mr Shannon told the conference that the authority and the Minister have had very positive engagement with Vietnam, and it was very hopeful adoptions from Vietnam will recommence in 2012. They were suspended in May 2009 when the existing bilateral agreement lapsed, and it was not renewed when a report from the UN International Social Service critical of international adoption procedures in Vietnam was published. Vietnam plans to adopt the convention early next year. Continue reading »
Posted in Media watch Tagged Adoption authority, Ireland
By John K. on September 13, 2011
http://www.aai.gov.ie/index.php/hague-countries/florida-usa.html
NOTICE – FLORIDA – 13th September 2011
The Adoption Authority of Ireland’s advisory of 13th April, 2011 noted the active consideration of intercountry adoption from the State of Florida, USA, and engagement between the Adoption Authority of Ireland and the US Central Authority on the issue. Further to this and other inquiries made, the AAI wishes to advise all prospective adoptive parents as follows:
· The Authority intends to enter into further discussions with the US Central Authority regarding adoptions from Florida by Irish applicants;
· The Authority intends to seek legal advices on a number of issues arising in respect of adoptions from that jurisdiction.
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Posted in Media watch, Registered bodies Tagged Adoption authority, Florida, Institutional forces, Ireland, USA
By John K. on June 15, 2011
http://www.aai.gov.ie/index.php/hague-countries/south-africa.html
Adoption Authority notice re: South Africa – 15 June, 2011 The Adoption Authority of Ireland advised prospective adopters in March last that both the Authority and the Irish Embassy in Pretoria were continuing in their efforts to establish relations with the South African Central Authority.
The Embassy of Ireland met on Tuesday, 17 May last with the Director of Adoptions and International Social Services at the SA Department of Social Development. Continue reading »
Posted in Media watch, Registered bodies Tagged Adoption authority, Institutional forces, Ireland, South Africa
By John K. on May 30, 2011
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0530/1224298059012.html
http://www.arcadoption.net/
http://irishpinkadoptions.com/2011/02/09/2011-02-09-arc-adoption-body-accredited-aai/
CAROL COULTER
MINISTER FOR Children Frances Fitzgerald will today launch Ireland’s first accredited adoption mediation agency.
Arc Adoption will provide assistance to prospective parents seeking to adopt children abroad. Its chief executive is Shane Downer, former head of the International Adoption Association.
Since the passing of the Adoption Act last year, regulating inter-country adoptions, children can only be adopted from countries which have signed up to the Hague Convention or with whom Ireland has a bilateral agreement.
The convention seeks to ensure children are only adopted outside their country of origin when domestic adoption is not available and that the process is fully consensual and free from financial inducement. Continue reading »
Posted in Media watch, Other sites, Registered bodies Tagged Adoption authority, Ireland, Mediation agency, Registered bodies
By John K. on May 7, 2011
http://www.aai.gov.ie/index.php/members-of-the-authority.html
http://rollercoaster.ie/Discussions/tabid/119/ForumThread/141214639/Default.aspx
Chairman of the Adoption Authority Geoffrey Shannon, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs Frances Fitzgerald and Elizabeth Canavan, the new CEO of the AAI.
Adoption Authority Announces Chief Executive Officer Appointment
Saturday, 7th May 2011
The Adoption Authority is very pleased to announce the appointment of Elizabeth Canavan as the first Chief Executive Officer of the Authority. Ms Canavan has taken up the statutory appointment this month as a result of an open public competition for the new position which was conducted by the Public Appointments Service.
Ms Canavan comes to the Adoption Authority with the notable benefit of many years of previous experience working in senior positions within the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs and the Department of Health and Children. Her assignments there included extensive experience at senior level in the areas of adoption policy and adoption legislation. In particular, Ms. Canavan played a major role within the OMCYA in the drafting, development and enactment of the Adoption Act 2010. Continue reading »
Posted in Adoption process, Media watch Tagged Adoption authority, Ireland
By John K. on April 13, 2011
http://www.aai.gov.ie/index.php/intercountry-adoption/whats-new.html
NOTICE – ENGLAND – 13th April 2011
A delegation from the AAI met with the English Central Authority in London recently. The primary purpose of the meeting was to address a small number of cases of children in respect of whom adoption orders have been sought and who have been brought from England in anticipation that these orders will be granted. Continue reading »
Posted in Media watch, Registered bodies Tagged Adoption authority, Institutional forces, Ireland, UK
By John K. on April 13, 2011
http://www.aai.gov.ie/index.php/intercountry-adoption/whats-new.html
NOTICE – FLORIDA – 13th April 2011
Intercountry adoption from the State of Florida, USA, is under active consideration by the AAI and is the subject of ongoing engagement with the US Central Authority. The outcome of these considerations will be posted on the website once a definitive conclusion has been reached.
Posted in Media watch, Registered bodies Tagged Adoption authority, Florida, Institutional forces, Ireland, USA
By John K. on April 13, 2011
http://www.aai.gov.ie/index.php/intercountry-adoption/whats-new.html
NOTICE – SOUTH AFRICA – 13th April 2011
The Adoption Authority of Ireland wishes to advise that both the Authority and the Irish Embassy in Pretoria are continuing in their efforts to establish from the South African Central Authority whether it will accept applications for intercountry adoptions from Ireland in 2011. We have, as yet, received no indication from the Central Authority of their intentions and will advise as soon as we receive any information.
Posted in Media watch, Registered bodies Tagged Adoption authority, Institutional forces, Ireland, South Africa
By John K. on March 14, 2011
http://www.aai.gov.ie/index.php/latest-news.html
Because the new processes introduced since Hague has come into force, the AAI has been able to highlight the unacceptable practices of improper financial transactions in adoptions, and will therefore be in a better position to fight them in the future.
There was a worry that parents who paid these might be denied registration, but that was obviously not in the best interest of the child. Still these parents should think hard about the implications of having paid these brown envelopes, closing their eyes on the potential for abuse that these strongly indicate.
The AAI has noticed that in a number of recent applications for an entry in the Register of Intercountry Adoptions substantial amounts of money (described as ‘Humanitarian Aid’ or ‘Donation’) have been handed over to persons abroad in respect of an individual adoption.
PAP’s are reminded that humanitarian aid or donations should not be associated with individual children being adopted. Continue reading »
Posted in Adoption process, Media watch Tagged Abuse, Adoption authority, Intercountry, Ireland, Trafficking
By John K. on February 23, 2011
http://www.aai.gov.ie/index.php/intercountry-adoption/whats-new.html
Activity for which registered: The activities outlined in Section 4(e,f,g) of the Adoption Act 2010. A number of same-gender couples started being assessed by PACT instead of the HSE, but they had to stop as they were no longer approved under the new legilation. They can now resume taking on the load from the HSE.
NOTICE – REGISTRATION OF AN ACCREDITED BODY 23rd February 2011
The Adoption Authority has made the following entry in the Register of Accredited Bodies established and maintained by the Authority pursuant to Section 126 of the Adoption Act 2010.
Name of Body: PACT
Address: 18D Nutgrove Office Park, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14
Activity for which registered: The activities outlined in Section 4(e,f,g) of the Adoption Act 2010.
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Posted in Media watch, Other sites, Registered bodies Tagged Adoption authority, Ireland, Registered bodies, Stage 4
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