Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses. I found today so useful and interesting. I will address some of what the witnesses spoke about. It was good to get to the nub of commercial surrogacy. I did not fully understand what that meant. Senator Seery Kearney made an interesting contribution. She spoke about how the entire process is commercial. People have probably gone through IVF and many options where they had to pay. That is an interesting lens to look at it through. I appreciated the response to my question about the assisted human reproduction regulatory authority. It is a difficult question to answer when it has not been established. What benefits does Dr. Mulligan think that authority could have in the context of international surrogacy? What do we need to do to ensure it has the resources, information or remit to cover international surrogacy? Is there any advice that she has, with her professional background?