Ms Selina Bonnie:

I echo what Ms Ní Fhlatharta has said. I will also point out another issue. If one looks at the pre-legislative scrutiny of the assisted human reproduction Bill and goes through the list of witnesses and the 31 written submissions, one sees that process should have been equality-proofed. Somebody should have looked at that and realised that parts of society that this strongly affects did not have a voice. Any Dáil or committee work that is undergoing pre-legislative scrutiny needs to be equality-proofed to ensure all relevant voices are heard. If they are absent, go out and find the right people with the lived experience, whether a disabled persons organisation or an LGBTQ organisation. The process for this type of work must be equality-proofed.