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    INFORMATION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT
    ADOPTION ORDER HEARINGS
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    INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN ABOUT
    ADOPTION ORDER HEARINGS

    ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS

    What is the Adoption Authority of Ireland?

    The Adoption Authority of Ireland is responsible for deciding on all adoptions in Ireland and for making adoption orders.

    What happens when we arrive at the Adoption Authority?

    1. You come in and sit in our waiting area with your family.

    2. An Adoption Authority Board member will come and say hello to you all.

    3. They will bring you and your family to one of our family rooms.

    4. They will explain what will happen in the adoption order hearing.

    5. They will make sure they have the correct information about you and your family.

    6. They will ask you what you think about being adopted.

    7. They will ask you if you have any questions and try to answer your questions.

    8. They will bring you into the room where the hearing takes place.

    Mission Statement

    " To ensure the provision of the highest possible standards of adoption related services, throughout the lifelong adoption process, with the best interests of children as the first and paramount objective."