Erin McGreehan (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

My apologies. I could not unmute the microphone for some reason. It has been a worthwhile conversation. Many of my questions have been answered. I was popping in and out of the meeting, so my apologies if my question for Ms O'Connell and Ms Duffy has been answered. How can we ensure that international surrogacy is done in the best way? Obviously, we have our hands tied jurisdictionally and only have a remit in respect of this island, but how can we ensure in law here that the best, safest and fairest surrogacy procedures are carried out in third countries?

I thank Ms Bonnie for her contribution. I heard her contributions at the Joint Committee on Disability Matters. Her remarks in respect of the ableist attitude to the structures in society stuck with me. On a tangent to that, how best can we ensure through law that is not the way it is? How do we circumvent that? If there were checks on whether one could be a parent, who would pass? It is the most difficult job in the world. The so-called fittest and finest struggle at that job. How best do we counter the attitude that because a person has a disability he or she is not able to be a parent? We know it is not true.