Sharon Keogan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I welcome Mr. Kenny Moore back. I was touched by his statements last week. Of all the witnesses here, I was most touched by his contribution, by the relationship he has with the surrogate mother, by the relationship he encourages with the surrogate mother and by how he agreed to allow the birth mother to be on the birth cert. I am heartened to hear he agrees with that. There are many roads to parenthood and, as long as children are loved, cared for and feel secure, that is all that matters. He heard my statement last week and, unfortunately, a lot of exploitation goes on in this road to parenthood. How can we regulate against bad actors? We can make rules in this country but how can we protect surrogate mothers in other jurisdictions that are not covered by that legislation and where the mother is not protected by our legislation?