2/7
anyone born in a #MotherandBabyHome who spent less than 6 months there.
I was however entitled to apply for my #birthinfo & #tracing, these were classed as #redress for those who didn’t qualify for #financialredress
I applied for my #birthinfo the day after it became available.
anyone born in a #MotherandBabyHome who spent less than 6 months there.
I was however entitled to apply for my #birthinfo & #tracing, these were classed as #redress for those who didn’t qualify for #financialredress
I applied for my #birthinfo the day after it became available.
November 23, 2024 at 10:54 PM
2/7
anyone born in a #MotherandBabyHome who spent less than 6 months there.
I was however entitled to apply for my #birthinfo & #tracing, these were classed as #redress for those who didn’t qualify for #financialredress
I applied for my #birthinfo the day after it became available.
anyone born in a #MotherandBabyHome who spent less than 6 months there.
I was however entitled to apply for my #birthinfo & #tracing, these were classed as #redress for those who didn’t qualify for #financialredress
I applied for my #birthinfo the day after it became available.
The #MotherandBabyHome redress scheme was a deal breaker for me. Including a waiver for those who qualified for financial redress, excluding 24k+ from redress & the farcical birthinfo.
November 30, 2024 at 6:48 PM
The #MotherandBabyHome redress scheme was a deal breaker for me. Including a waiver for those who qualified for financial redress, excluding 24k+ from redress & the farcical birthinfo.
4/7
My #birthinfo is partially #redacted despite the fact both my adoptive parents are no longer alive, the redactions related to their correspondence.
I asked for a review of my info.
I received revised #info which only included 2 letters of correspondence in relation to their adoption application.
My #birthinfo is partially #redacted despite the fact both my adoptive parents are no longer alive, the redactions related to their correspondence.
I asked for a review of my info.
I received revised #info which only included 2 letters of correspondence in relation to their adoption application.
November 23, 2024 at 10:54 PM
4/7
My #birthinfo is partially #redacted despite the fact both my adoptive parents are no longer alive, the redactions related to their correspondence.
I asked for a review of my info.
I received revised #info which only included 2 letters of correspondence in relation to their adoption application.
My #birthinfo is partially #redacted despite the fact both my adoptive parents are no longer alive, the redactions related to their correspondence.
I asked for a review of my info.
I received revised #info which only included 2 letters of correspondence in relation to their adoption application.
My children are in their 20’s. I never told them about my past but they both know I was born in #Bessboro, know I’m excluded from #Redress & know how farcical the #BirthInfo is. Both are well informed on our shameful history. It was my job to educate them & they in turn have educated their friends
January 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
My children are in their 20’s. I never told them about my past but they both know I was born in #Bessboro, know I’m excluded from #Redress & know how farcical the #BirthInfo is. Both are well informed on our shameful history. It was my job to educate them & they in turn have educated their friends
5/7
It is illegal to redact #birthinfo when those mentioned are dead.
The #Tracing element turned out to be farcical, a social worker with no #DNA experience dealt with my case, I imparted information about my Birth Father to her. She traced & made contact with a man who WAS NOT my relation!
It is illegal to redact #birthinfo when those mentioned are dead.
The #Tracing element turned out to be farcical, a social worker with no #DNA experience dealt with my case, I imparted information about my Birth Father to her. She traced & made contact with a man who WAS NOT my relation!
November 23, 2024 at 10:54 PM
5/7
It is illegal to redact #birthinfo when those mentioned are dead.
The #Tracing element turned out to be farcical, a social worker with no #DNA experience dealt with my case, I imparted information about my Birth Father to her. She traced & made contact with a man who WAS NOT my relation!
It is illegal to redact #birthinfo when those mentioned are dead.
The #Tracing element turned out to be farcical, a social worker with no #DNA experience dealt with my case, I imparted information about my Birth Father to her. She traced & made contact with a man who WAS NOT my relation!
🧵1/5
An awful pity that @newstalkfm.bsky.social didn’t do proper research into the #birthinfo before they interviewed Orlaith Traynor, the Chair of #AAI.
Not once was she challenged on some of her very sweeping statements about the delivery of birth information.
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An awful pity that @newstalkfm.bsky.social didn’t do proper research into the #birthinfo before they interviewed Orlaith Traynor, the Chair of #AAI.
Not once was she challenged on some of her very sweeping statements about the delivery of birth information.
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March 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
🧵1/5
An awful pity that @newstalkfm.bsky.social didn’t do proper research into the #birthinfo before they interviewed Orlaith Traynor, the Chair of #AAI.
Not once was she challenged on some of her very sweeping statements about the delivery of birth information.
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An awful pity that @newstalkfm.bsky.social didn’t do proper research into the #birthinfo before they interviewed Orlaith Traynor, the Chair of #AAI.
Not once was she challenged on some of her very sweeping statements about the delivery of birth information.
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5/6
The only thing I’m entitled to is #birthinfo, yet despite recent legislation my information is still #redacted. The tracing service provided by #Tusla is limited & my trace was recently closed by Tusla as there is no Irish record of my Birth Father.
I have received none of the proposed #redress
The only thing I’m entitled to is #birthinfo, yet despite recent legislation my information is still #redacted. The tracing service provided by #Tusla is limited & my trace was recently closed by Tusla as there is no Irish record of my Birth Father.
I have received none of the proposed #redress
November 14, 2024 at 9:20 AM
5/6
The only thing I’m entitled to is #birthinfo, yet despite recent legislation my information is still #redacted. The tracing service provided by #Tusla is limited & my trace was recently closed by Tusla as there is no Irish record of my Birth Father.
I have received none of the proposed #redress
The only thing I’m entitled to is #birthinfo, yet despite recent legislation my information is still #redacted. The tracing service provided by #Tusla is limited & my trace was recently closed by Tusla as there is no Irish record of my Birth Father.
I have received none of the proposed #redress
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@danielloftus.bsky.social asking O’Gorman about #Bessboro, #Tusla redacting #birthinfo, extending the #redress scheme to include those that are excluded.
Daniel works tirelessly advocating for survivors of #MotherandBabyHomes
Well done Daniel 👏
@danielloftus.bsky.social asking O’Gorman about #Bessboro, #Tusla redacting #birthinfo, extending the #redress scheme to include those that are excluded.
Daniel works tirelessly advocating for survivors of #MotherandBabyHomes
Well done Daniel 👏
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@danielloftus.bsky.social asking O’Gorman about #Bessboro, #Tusla redacting #birthinfo, extending the #redress scheme to include those that are excluded.
Daniel works tirelessly advocating for survivors of #MotherandBabyHomes
Well done Daniel 👏
@danielloftus.bsky.social asking O’Gorman about #Bessboro, #Tusla redacting #birthinfo, extending the #redress scheme to include those that are excluded.
Daniel works tirelessly advocating for survivors of #MotherandBabyHomes
Well done Daniel 👏
3/5
I also did not receive the #NonFinancialRedress in its entirety.
My #birthinfo is redacted.
The State reneged on the commitment of #DNA tracing.
#Tusla closed my trace for my Birth Fathers family despite not locating them.
I am 1 of many failed by the #RedressScheme
I also did not receive the #NonFinancialRedress in its entirety.
My #birthinfo is redacted.
The State reneged on the commitment of #DNA tracing.
#Tusla closed my trace for my Birth Fathers family despite not locating them.
I am 1 of many failed by the #RedressScheme
March 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
3/5
I also did not receive the #NonFinancialRedress in its entirety.
My #birthinfo is redacted.
The State reneged on the commitment of #DNA tracing.
#Tusla closed my trace for my Birth Fathers family despite not locating them.
I am 1 of many failed by the #RedressScheme
I also did not receive the #NonFinancialRedress in its entirety.
My #birthinfo is redacted.
The State reneged on the commitment of #DNA tracing.
#Tusla closed my trace for my Birth Fathers family despite not locating them.
I am 1 of many failed by the #RedressScheme
3/5
Orlaith neglected to state how many of the 5,500 applicants received #unredacted birthinfo.
The interview then went on to discuss modern day adoptions.
#motherandbabyhome adoption’s & modern day adoptions are 2 totally different issues, both topics should not have been in the 1 interview.
Orlaith neglected to state how many of the 5,500 applicants received #unredacted birthinfo.
The interview then went on to discuss modern day adoptions.
#motherandbabyhome adoption’s & modern day adoptions are 2 totally different issues, both topics should not have been in the 1 interview.
March 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
3/5
Orlaith neglected to state how many of the 5,500 applicants received #unredacted birthinfo.
The interview then went on to discuss modern day adoptions.
#motherandbabyhome adoption’s & modern day adoptions are 2 totally different issues, both topics should not have been in the 1 interview.
Orlaith neglected to state how many of the 5,500 applicants received #unredacted birthinfo.
The interview then went on to discuss modern day adoptions.
#motherandbabyhome adoption’s & modern day adoptions are 2 totally different issues, both topics should not have been in the 1 interview.
That’s so sad Paul that your dad never got to meet his 3 siblings. The #birthinfo tracing is a poor attempt by the state imo, the state reneging on DNA tracing & illegally redacting our information denies many the chance to connect with birth families.
April 8, 2025 at 7:44 AM
That’s so sad Paul that your dad never got to meet his 3 siblings. The #birthinfo tracing is a poor attempt by the state imo, the state reneging on DNA tracing & illegally redacting our information denies many the chance to connect with birth families.
Having worked with @timbre-breda.bsky.social through every stage of this, it’s been very eye opening to see how much this form of ‘redress’ (the tracing service) falls short of what survivors of #MotherandBabyHomes are entitled to.
It needs *serious* reform. ⬇️
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It needs *serious* reform. ⬇️
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@Timbre_Breda: 🧵1/5 My experience of the @tusla tracing service for #adoptees has been an absolute farce. I got my redacted #birthinfo, appealed it & got 5 extra pages, still heavily redacted 🙄 I got ...
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March 14, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Having worked with @timbre-breda.bsky.social through every stage of this, it’s been very eye opening to see how much this form of ‘redress’ (the tracing service) falls short of what survivors of #MotherandBabyHomes are entitled to.
It needs *serious* reform. ⬇️
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It needs *serious* reform. ⬇️
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5/5
My own personal experience of dealing with the #AAI was unsatisfactory. I found them aloof & dismissive when querying delays & redacted #birthinfo.
A 1 sided misleading interview on a topic that has failed all #adoptees is unacceptable @newstalkfm.bsky.social
My own personal experience of dealing with the #AAI was unsatisfactory. I found them aloof & dismissive when querying delays & redacted #birthinfo.
A 1 sided misleading interview on a topic that has failed all #adoptees is unacceptable @newstalkfm.bsky.social
March 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
5/5
My own personal experience of dealing with the #AAI was unsatisfactory. I found them aloof & dismissive when querying delays & redacted #birthinfo.
A 1 sided misleading interview on a topic that has failed all #adoptees is unacceptable @newstalkfm.bsky.social
My own personal experience of dealing with the #AAI was unsatisfactory. I found them aloof & dismissive when querying delays & redacted #birthinfo.
A 1 sided misleading interview on a topic that has failed all #adoptees is unacceptable @newstalkfm.bsky.social
I don’t qualify for financial redress, the #birthinfo did not deliver for me either & #Tusla have closed my trace even though they never traced my birth father. We were promised DNA tracing as part of the original redress, unfortunately this was objected to & removed
December 11, 2024 at 10:33 PM
I don’t qualify for financial redress, the #birthinfo did not deliver for me either & #Tusla have closed my trace even though they never traced my birth father. We were promised DNA tracing as part of the original redress, unfortunately this was objected to & removed
My reason for not voting Greens had nothing to do with climate change, Roderic O’Gorman’s #MotherandBabyHome #Redress scheme is discriminatory, excludes 24,000 & those that do qualify have to sign a waiver before funds are distributed to them. & the #birthinfo does not provide the promised service
December 11, 2024 at 10:27 PM
My reason for not voting Greens had nothing to do with climate change, Roderic O’Gorman’s #MotherandBabyHome #Redress scheme is discriminatory, excludes 24,000 & those that do qualify have to sign a waiver before funds are distributed to them. & the #birthinfo does not provide the promised service
Hi Breda, as set out in the submission, people whose parents have registered a no contact preference must attend an info session before they can get their birth certs/records under BirthInfo. While it won’t apply to most, I strongly believe we shouldn’t leave those who are affected behind.
April 26, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Hi Breda, as set out in the submission, people whose parents have registered a no contact preference must attend an info session before they can get their birth certs/records under BirthInfo. While it won’t apply to most, I strongly believe we shouldn’t leave those who are affected behind.
4/5
Orlaith Traynor was not challenged on her statement about delivering #birthinfo within the 3 month timeframe, this was not the case in 2023 or early 2024.
4000 entries to the Contact Preference List with only 393 matches is hardly something to be proud of & also should’ve been challenged.
Orlaith Traynor was not challenged on her statement about delivering #birthinfo within the 3 month timeframe, this was not the case in 2023 or early 2024.
4000 entries to the Contact Preference List with only 393 matches is hardly something to be proud of & also should’ve been challenged.
March 21, 2025 at 9:24 AM
4/5
Orlaith Traynor was not challenged on her statement about delivering #birthinfo within the 3 month timeframe, this was not the case in 2023 or early 2024.
4000 entries to the Contact Preference List with only 393 matches is hardly something to be proud of & also should’ve been challenged.
Orlaith Traynor was not challenged on her statement about delivering #birthinfo within the 3 month timeframe, this was not the case in 2023 or early 2024.
4000 entries to the Contact Preference List with only 393 matches is hardly something to be proud of & also should’ve been challenged.
If records have been redacted or withheld from you under the BirthInfo system, see our FAQs at the following link for guidance on how to challenge this:
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Birth Information & Tracing System FAQs
The Frequently Asked Questions below have been compiled by the Clann Project from email queries that have been submitted to Tusla and the Adoption Authority.
WHERE TO APPLY
Q: Do I still need to app...
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May 16, 2025 at 10:42 AM
If records have been redacted or withheld from you under the BirthInfo system, see our FAQs at the following link for guidance on how to challenge this:
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Claire, I’ve only looked at the BirthInfo part of your paper so far as it’s the area that is my main interest & 1 I’ve been repeatedly raising with politicians & departments. Im baffled by the statement that you must attend an ‘information session’ though, I & others weren’t required to attend 1
April 25, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Claire, I’ve only looked at the BirthInfo part of your paper so far as it’s the area that is my main interest & 1 I’ve been repeatedly raising with politicians & departments. Im baffled by the statement that you must attend an ‘information session’ though, I & others weren’t required to attend 1
1/2
I completed this survey & was glad it was directed towards adoptees from M&BH’s. The vast majority of adoptees are excluded from the M&BH financial redress scheme, the birthinfo redress has not delivered & some elements were reneged upon. You can choose which questions you want to answer,
I completed this survey & was glad it was directed towards adoptees from M&BH’s. The vast majority of adoptees are excluded from the M&BH financial redress scheme, the birthinfo redress has not delivered & some elements were reneged upon. You can choose which questions you want to answer,
February 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
1/2
I completed this survey & was glad it was directed towards adoptees from M&BH’s. The vast majority of adoptees are excluded from the M&BH financial redress scheme, the birthinfo redress has not delivered & some elements were reneged upon. You can choose which questions you want to answer,
I completed this survey & was glad it was directed towards adoptees from M&BH’s. The vast majority of adoptees are excluded from the M&BH financial redress scheme, the birthinfo redress has not delivered & some elements were reneged upon. You can choose which questions you want to answer,