391. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has received legal advice indicating that the wider mother and baby homes archive cannot be released even where personal data and identifying information are redacted; if she will outline the legal basis for the continued sealing of the archive for 30 years; if she will confirm whether alternative approaches, including systematic redaction of personal data, have been formally examined as a means of facilitating broader access to the records while protecting privacy rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20995/26]

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391. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality whether her Department has received legal advice indicating that the wider mother and baby homes archive cannot be released even where personal data and identifying information are redacted; if she will outline the legal basis for the continued sealing of the archive for 30 years; if she will confirm whether alternative approaches, including systematic redaction of personal data, have been formally examined as a means of facilitating broader access to the records while protecting privacy rights; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20995/26]

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