Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 7 April 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy
Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion
Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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Does Mr. O'Connor not see how frustrating that must be, though, for people who have been waiting for surrogacy regulations or legislation, whatever the appropriate word is? As was said, this was in pre-legislative scrutiny in 2017 and now, all of a sudden when this committee has started to meet, there is this panic about it. Maybe it is unfair to put the questions to Mr. O'Connor. It just seems very unusual and also very frustrating that now, all of a sudden, all of this has to be done before the summer recess when the Bill has been sitting there for years.