Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 April 2014

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

General Scheme of Children and Family Relationships Bill 2014: Discussion

10:50 am

Photo of Fidelma Healy EamesFidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Fantastic. I thank our guests for their presentations. I apologise that I was not present for them, but I followed them on a monitor elsewhere.

The matter before the committee is a far-reaching item of proposed legislation which will have implications for Irish society into the future. I am delighted by Dr. Shannon's pronouncement to the effect that the right of identity is a key right. It would be good if that principle guided the legislation.

Dr. Wingfield alluded to anonymous donations and the fact that the institute had not yet taken a position in that regard. When does she expect that it will?

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