Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I know we are getting towards the end of the Bill, so, speaking on the amendment, I take this opportunity to thank the Minister, the Minister, Helen McEntee, and their officials for all the work they have put into legally recognising surrogacy in Ireland. I served as the Vice Chair of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on International Surrogacy and, under the stewardship of Deputy Whitmore and utilising the lived experience and legal expertise of my party colleague, Senator Mary Seery Kearney, with the help of campaigners, parents and expert witnesses who gave really powerful testimony-----

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