Intercountry Adoptions by Parents Habitually Resident in Ireland: 1991 - date

Abstract

Introduction: The information presented in this report is divided into 2 sections: Section 1 refers to all intercountry adoptions recognised between January 1991 and October 2010 by the then Adoption Board in respect of parents habitually resident in Ireland at the time of the adoption (entered at the time in the Register of Foreign Adoptions [ROFA]). Section 2 refers to all intercountry adoptions from November 2010 to September 2019 recognised by the Adoption Authority of Ireland in respect of parents habitually resident in Ireland at the time of the adoption (entered into the Register of Intercountry Adoptions [RICA]).