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

I move amendment No. 1 to amendment No. 108:

In subsection (2)(a), line 3, after “a” to insert “clinical”.

It is assumed the intention of this section is to ensure a surrogate does not carry a baby to birth on more than two occasions, not merely that she does not enter an agreement on more than two occasions. However, under the current wording, if her first attempt at pregnancy ends in an early miscarriage or the agreement expires before she becomes pregnant, she will be precluded from more than two attempts. I am not sure that is what the Minister intends. He needs to revisit this and that is why I have tabled my amendment. It is essentially about inserting the word "clinical" to meet a definition.