The Law Reform Commission has said there should be no change in the law which gives Irish citizenship to a child who is adopted by an Irish parent but resides outside the State.
The recommendation is contained in a report out today which was undertaken following the controversy surrounding the adoption of the Indonesian boy Tristan Dowse which arose in 2005.
The commission also says consideration should be given to the appointment of a special High Court judge to deal with all adoption cases.
The Tristan Dowse adoption case came to national prominence when it was revealed that the boy was returned to an orphanage in Indonesia after the adoptive family said it failed to bond with him.
One of the parents was from Ireland and by extension Irish citizenship was given to Tristan.
The LRC says that the law which bestows Irish citizenship on adopted children where they live outside Ireland should remain as it is.
Elsewhere the report also says post adoption counselling should be made available on a statutory basis for those involved in domestic and inter-country adoption.
The LRC also raises the issue of migrant women in Ireland who place their children for adoption because financially they can not afford to raise them.
