Mr. Colm McGennis:

The comparison we were given was on IVF and the broader remit concerning AHR that the Bill is regulating. We do not have numbers comparing domestic and international surrogacy at present. I do not know whether we could estimate how many people will avail of the domestic surrogacy provisions once they are in place. Our Bill has been long-awaited. It is connected to matters such as the public funding of IVF, which is an important issue of a time-sensitive nature for many. Maybe our point is that we potentially regard international surrogacy as requiring separate legislation. We are willing to accommodate it, but we would really like to press ahead with our Bill. People will say they have been waiting 20-odd years or a little longer. At this stage, with the Bill in the Oireachtas, we would really like to progress it as soon as possible.