Barry Andrews canvasses with his brother, David McSavage This is a
video of Barry Andrews, former Minister for Children, canvassing with his
comedian brother, David McSavage. Barry Andrews managed to enact an
Adoption Bill without including a single provision for adopted people's
rights. Mr. Andrews lost his seat and was not re-elected.
Brendan
Smith asks a constituent for her Number 1 vote..... ...little
did he know she was an adoption activist! While Brendan Smith was
Minister for Children, he did nothing whatsoever to further adopted people's
rights. Brendan Smith took over from Brian Lenihan in 2007, who
despite countless false promises and despite having set up the 2003 Adoption
Legislation Consultation (which was intended to facilitate adoption
information legislation), failed to deliver the legislation. From the
adopted person's perspective, Mr. Smith was a non-event as Minister for
Children.
