The Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley welcomes the launch of an online survey of people with experience of the operation of the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022.
The Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 provides a full and clear right of access to birth certificates and birth and early life information for people who were adopted, boarded out, nursed out, the subject of an illegal birth registration, or who spent time in a Mother and Baby Home or County Home as a child.
The birth information and tracing services introduced under the Act have now been in operation for over three years. The services are delivered by the Adoption Authority of Ireland and Tusla. Over 18,100 applications for birth and early life information have been completed.
There have also been over 9,500 applications to the statutory tracing service, to assist people to search for their birth relatives for the purposes of making contact or seeking or sharing information.
Minister Foley said:
“I would strongly encourage the many thousands of people who have experience of the services established under the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 to take part in this online survey. Their views and experiences are essential to understanding what aspects of the services are working well and what aspects of the services need to be improved. They will help ensure that the services work as well as possible.”
The survey is a key element of the ongoing review of the operation of the birth information and tracing services provided under the 2022 Act, to look at what is working well and what can be improved. The review will also involve more detailed interviews with service users and consultation with service providers.
The review is being carried out by Quality Matters, an independent social research charity.
The online public survey is now open for submissions (from 10 June 2026) and will close at 5pm on 10 July 2026, and is available at:
https://survey.alchemer.eu/s3/91131498/Participant-Survey
The online survey takes about 10 to 30 minutes to complete. It is anonymous and entirely voluntary.
If you are taking part in the survey and have any questions, please email Sinéad Kelly at sineadk@qualitymatters.ie
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