Lorraine Clifford-Lee (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am on the Leinster House campus. I welcome our guests. It was wonderful to hear from all of them and their opening statements were good and insightful. Like my colleagues I wish Shane and Carlos the very best over the coming weeks and months as they begin their journey. As everyone will attest it is a nerve-wracking road to parenthood so I wish them the best of luck over the coming months.

Beginning with Dr. Bracken, I wish to go back to the ethical framework she spoke about and that Gearóid and Shane also addressed. Dr. Bracken was talking about an oversight body that will ensure the appropriate standards are maintained and that in the other country the legal, medical and psychological standards are maintained. How can we as a State ensure another country is upholding those?