102 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the time it takes to carry out inter-country adoption procedures varies from just a few months to a year in some parts of the country to four or five years in other parts; if she will provide figures detailing the number of social workers involved in processing these procedures by county or relevant administrative area; and if her Department has plans to reduce the waiting times for carrying out these procedures in those parts of the country where it is currently high. [17178/09]

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102 Deputy Michael D. Higgins asked the Minister for Health and Children the reason the time it takes to carry out inter-country adoption procedures varies from just a few months to a year in some parts of the country to four or five years in other parts; if she will provide figures detailing the number of social workers involved in processing these procedures by county or relevant administrative area; and if her Department has plans to reduce the waiting times for carrying out these procedures in those parts of the country where it is currently high. [17178/09]

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