From the Irish Times:
An independent audit of the Helping Hands Adoption Mediation Agency has found no evidence of impropriety in its expenditure of fees charged to adoptive parents, the agency said today.
This follows the announcement last October by Minister for Children Barry Andrews of an inquiry into the operation of Helping Hands by the Adoption Board, the regulatory body for adoptions in Ireland, and which mediated adoptions between Ireland and Vietnam.
Asked why it was necessary to commission an additional financial report when HHAMA’s accounts are audited, Ms O’Driscoll said this was to facilitate the Adoption Board and also to satisfy themselves that the agency was working in everyone’s best interests.
A previous posting by VVAI in October of 2009 about the investigation of Helping Hands can be found here.
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It is important to remember that this audit was commissioned by HH. It was done on the $2,100 fee. It did not include the $9,000 paid per couple as Humanitarian Aid. It is here where many couples have concerns following the interview given by the CEO of Helping Hands to the Sunday business Post. The Irish Adoption Board investigation is ongoing
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You are absolutely right. They did not include the $9,000 per couple in “humanitarian aid.” Also, the accounting firm they hired did not visit Vietnam and simply relied on the information provided to them by the Helping Hands.