What is the Contact Preference Register?

I had already joined the National Adoption Contact Preference Register (NACPR), is this a new one? Do I need to join again?

What will happen to entries on the National Adoption Contact Preference Register?

Where do I get an application form for the CPR?

Will my information be shared even if I register a 'no contact' preference on the register?

Who is eligible to join the Contact Preference Register?

If I am matched with a relative on the register, what happens next?

What is the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022?

What is an illegal birth registration?

What is meant by a ‘relevant person’?

Does the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 centralise records?

What is a secondary information source?

How are my GDPR rights affected?

Who can make an application for records under the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022?

What if I don’t know the name of the agency that handled my adoption?

I am unsure if I was formally adopted, how can I find out?

Where are my records held?

What kinds of information may be available?

What does the Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 say about counselling for people?

What is an information session?

How can I apply for a tracing service?

What happens when my application is received?

What if I live outside of Ireland and want to make a tracing application?

Who can apply for a tracing request?

Who can I trace?

How is my request for a trace conducted?

What if I have information already?

If I wish to trace other people, following conclusion of my original request, do I have to re-apply?

I am already on the waiting list. Do I have to reapply?

Does Tusla provide DNA to support a tracing service?

Do I have to pay for a tracing service?

As part of a trace, will Tusla share information with other designated/relevant services or agencies?