Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Mr. Kenny Moore and Mr. Lennon here today. We had met with Mr. Kenny Moore. We have all seen that getting proper legislation and a proper framework for everybody is very important. I have listened to their stories. They are hard because families are affected by this. Having read the stories of Mr. Kenny Moore and Mr. Lennon, I feel we need to get this legislation done as soon as possible. That is the main thing for me. It is so important. Every child is equal. They go to school together and play together. That has to be and is what we are absolutely committed to doing.

Senator Seery Kearney is on top of her brief on this and has asked many of the questions I was going to ask. Mr. Kenny Moore spoke about his lovely children and we spoke about birth certificates. Travel documents have to be a huge issue. We see how trying to get birth certificates for children at present is an absolute nightmare. The witnesses might get back to me on that one.

Many of my questions about the different areas were answered. The US, Canada and England were spoken about. Mr. Lennon is going through surrogacy in Canada. I wish him the best. It is unfortunate that we do not have a proper framework and legislation here but I will give Mr. Kenny Moore and Mr. Lennon my full support. I thank them very much.