The Minister for Justice has again insisted that new laws on adoption will not give same-sex couples an unfair advantage.
Frances Fitzgerald says children available for adoption will always be given to the best available home.
The Children & Family Relationships bill, which allows same-sex couples to be considered for adoption, today passed its first hurdle in the Dáil.
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The minister says the gender of a potential parent will now have no impact on their chance to adopt: