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JUST TWO MEN were declared eligible to adopt in Ireland between 2004 and 2013.
During the same period, 3,598 couples and 232 women were approved.
The figures were revealed in the Dáil recently, in response to a parliamentary question asked by independent TD Terence Flanagan.
Children’s Minister James Reilly said that the Adoption Authority of Ireland is unable to say how many of these approvals led to an adoption as some people will have “withdrawn from the process for a variety of reasons”.
A declaration of eligibility and suitability remains valid for there years, meaning the figures may include applicants who reapplied following the expiration of an earlier approval.
Figures for 2014 are not yet available.
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Why would fundamentalist Islamists want to destroy something so important to islamic history in North Africa? The mind boogles how idiotic and destructive people can be
Because fundamentalist Islam strongly opposes the idea of idolatry. Presumably they see the veneration of saints tombs as a usurpation of faith that should be directed at god alone. nnI absolutely agree with you though, the mind boggles at this kind of mindless destruction. It saddens me deeply to see human culture be irretrievably damaged by idiots like this the world over.
Taliban cultural vandalism revisited?
It must be a quiet week for the Islamic fundamentalists if ancient buildings is what they have to focus their ire on. The list of things that doesn’t annoy these eejits is a lot shorter than the opposite one.
Sickening. Do those idiots have any respect for anything but their batshit crazy delusions
Bricks and mortar at the end of the day. Better that than people
I think that it’s reasonable to assume that that is either happening already or will follow.
Hakuin, what would you think if someone destroyed Newgrange, Christ church cathedral or even your home?
People are next.n
5 lads in a van
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