Mr. Muiris O'Connor:

In my experience all policy issues of substance and significance extend right across a number of Departments on a frequent basis. We absolutely acknowledge our leading responsibility for regulation and the oversight of health and social care services in Ireland. We have outlined our eagerness to provide for legislation and regulation for domestic surrogacy. We are keen to support deliberations on international surrogacy and recognise the real issues there. The balance of responsibilities has been clarified even in the course of the last hour for me, for children, parentage and health service provision. I am comfortable with that and, as Mr. Munro said, to work with each other collectively.