Mr. Muiris O'Connor:

All I can say is that the concerns conveyed by the Senator are the concerns that very much informed our proposals on legislation for surrogacy in Ireland. The discomfort the Senator has expressed with surrogacy practices abroad is part of the real complexity of the issue. The Oireachtas does not have jurisdiction beyond our own boundaries. It is a really complicated matter. The concerns expressed summarise very well the considerations that are incorporated into the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022.