Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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We have had a number of meetings to date, and it is important to say that there are a lot of solutions. I refer to the Children and Family Relationships Act. We have a tendency in this country, when faced with something complex, not to talk or do anything about it, and that is the wrong approach. We have failed the children who have already been born through surrogacy. Hopefully when we produce our report, it will be acted on quickly, which is something that does not happen often in this House but we all have a responsibility to push for that. It was said earlier that there is a serious responsibility on us as legislators and I have always thought that. We do not have the luxury of having a position. We have to take on the responsibility that was given us when we came to Leinster House and that is to legislate. It is great, in a way, that all the children's rights organisations are on the same page in that it needs to be done and that it should have been done a long time ago. I thank the witnesses for their time.