Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 12:

In page 15, to delete lines 1 to 9 and substitute the following:“Revocation of consent given under section 6

8. (1) Subject to this section, a donor of a gamete may, by notice in writing to the operator of the donation facility to which his or her declaration under section 6(1)(c)was made, revoke his or her consent under that section.

(2) A revocation of consent under subsection (1)shall have no effect in respect of a gamete to which the consent relates that has been used at a DAHR facility in the formation of an embryo before the date on which the notice under that subsection is received by the operator of the DAHR facility concerned.”.

These amendments revise the provisions relating to the revocation of consent by gamete donors, intending mothers, other intending parents and embryo donors in respect of gamete donors.

Amendment No. 12 clarifies that the donor may revoke his or her consent at the donation facility where the donation was made. Subsection (2) in each case sets out restrictions on revocation of consent. It specifies that if a gamete has already been used in the formation of an embryo, the donor's revocation of consent has no effect. Where a DAHR procedure has already taken place, the revocation of consent by an embryo donor or by an intending parent has no effect.

Amendment No. 22 also takes account of changes proposed by means of amendments Nos. 19 and 20.

Obviously, in respect of parentage, the whole question of consent is central to the discussion. We have been careful throughout the proposed legislation to build in clear provisions in respect of the contents of all relevant parties. This is to further clarify the matter.

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