Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 89:

To delete the definitions of “PGT-A”, “PGT-M” and “PGT-SR”.

I will speak to my amendments to amendments Nos. 89, 93, 94 and 96, which all concern the same issue.

It is my understanding that the Minister has brought forward his amendments on the advice of AHR professionals following engagement with them. However, I also understand that the use of the terms "PGT-A", "PGT-M" and "PGT-SR" is now regarded as being overly specific and could be out of date very soon. The science in this area is moving very quickly and the concern among professionals is that this could be out of date very quickly. My amendments would ensure that the legislation is future-proofed and not overly prescriptive so I ask the Minister to consider that. It is a bit of a shift in attitude from AHR professionals but they are making that point very strongly and it is worth taking it on board.

I also want to speak about amendment No. 90. Are we speaking about all of the group at this stage?