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- Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)
Sharon Keogan: We had a very respectful debate and you are being very disrespectful to Senator Mullen. I did not realise he could not come in. You should not have treated him so rudely.
- Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)
Sharon Keogan: The Acting Chair does not have to swear.
- Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)
Sharon Keogan: That is very condescending.
- Seanad: Carbon Policy: Motion (19 May 2022)
Sharon Keogan: This is not parliamentary.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)
Sharon Keogan: Good morning to Ms de Boer-Buquicchio. I thank her for coming here. Much of the discussion of this committee has treated commercial international surrogacy as a fait accompli; that it does and will occur and we must legislate around it. I must say the Verona principles paint a stark picture of the closeness of the practice of commercial international surrogacy with the sale of children....
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I have a comment on Ms de Boer-Buquicchio’s statement. Can I come back in?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)
Sharon Keogan: That is no problem. I thank the Chair.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I thank Ms de Boer-Buquicchio for her comprehensive answering of all the questions. It certainly helps us to understand the issue a lot better. I have read the statement and I do not know how many times in the document I have read references to "child selling", "transfer of the child", and "sale of the child". That is a massive worry for me. Article 2 of the CRC clearly refers to the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)
Sharon Keogan: Does she find commercial surrogacy exploitative of the child and of the surrogate mother?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)
Sharon Keogan: What about in poorer countries?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)
Sharon Keogan: Ms de Boer-Buquicchio said something about the birth registration, which worried me as well. It concerned identity. It was stated that all parties do not need to be mentioned on the birth registration. Could she elaborate on that? Does she believe a child who is born through surrogacy is not entitled to its full true identity?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)
Sharon Keogan: Does Ms de Boer-Buquicchio have an issue with having the donors on the birth certificate, or does she think they should be on another document.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)
Sharon Keogan: But the birth mother must be on the birth certificate.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)
Sharon Keogan: That is all right. I thank Ms de Boer-Buquicchio for answering my questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I thank our guests for taking the time to appear before the committee and for sharing their stories with us. They have spoken very positively about their experience growing up as a child of surrogacy while also voicing challenges associated with it. I am glad that the experiences were very positive for them. I know many others would have serious issues with identity following donor...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)
Sharon Keogan: No, she is donor-conceived.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 May 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I would like the House to look at the citizens information centres and how we might go about ensuring the continuation of these vital service providers. There are a number of these centres around the country offering a diverse range of services to anyone who is in need of them - tax and money services, free legal advice, immigration assistance and Workplace Relations Commission issues. The...
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 May 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I second the amendment.
- Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (17 May 2022)
Sharon Keogan: Last week the European Parliament established a special committee on the Covid-19 pandemic. The committee includes in its title, "lessons learned and recommendations for the future". While many times we might be well served by keeping an eye on the EU, in this case, we best take a leaf from its book. The Covid pandemic was the most impactful global health crisis of our time. Are we just...
- Seanad: Regulation of Display of Electoral and Polling Posters and Other Advertisements Bill 2022: Second Stage (17 May 2022)
Sharon Keogan: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. I welcome this Bill and commend the Members from the Green Party who have brought it forward. The plastering of our towns and cities with blown-up images of incumbent and prospective politicians has long been the most immediately apparent hallmark of an election. Even this tradition must be examined as we strive to be more conscious of the...