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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 150. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3544/24]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (25 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: 151. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the status of a passport application for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 9; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3545/24]

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: Yes.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 57: In page 32, line 29, after “sperm” to insert “or her egg”. This provides for donor gametes to be used after a donor dies as long as he or she has consented. When we discuss that, there seems to be a lack of equality between males and females, particularly in circumstances where the donor is deceased and consent has been given to use...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: -----as regards equality. I am happy to withdraw amendments Nos. 57 to 65, inclusive, on that basis. We can return to this on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 58: In page 32, line 33, after “sperm” to insert “or her egg”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 59: In page 32, lines 33 and 34, to delete “his death” and substitute “his or her death”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 61: In page 33, line 7, after “that” to insert “he or”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 62: In page 33, line 8, after “that” to insert “he or”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 63: In page 33, line 9, to delete “she understands that she” and substitute “he or she understands that he or she”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 64: In page 33, line 11, after “that” to insert “he or”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 65: In page 33, line 11, after “expressed” to insert “his or”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 76: In page 37, line 18, after “treatment” to insert “without the specific consent of the relevant donor (G) at the time of donation”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 77: In page 37, line 22, after “treatment” to insert “without the specific consent of the relevant donor (E) at the time of donation”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 78: In page 37, after line 40, to insert the following: “Payments in Respect of Relevant Donations 34. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the consent of a relevant donor under this Part shall not be valid where it is given in exchange for financial compensation in excess of reasonable expenses associated with the provision of the relevant donation concerned or the...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I do not think anyone wants there to be a financial incentive here - that is not the objective – but we also need to ensure we are not limiting the opportunities from different countries. There are a lot of variables in this, such as whether somebody is fully compensated for the loss of employment through a welfare scheme, and that may change over time. Rather than setting it in...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: What if it relates to a non-EU country?

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: The regulator.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I will not press it now and I am happy to research it further and come back on Report Stage, but we should not do anything that will be overly restrictive of options for people.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (24 Jan 2024)

Róisín Shortall: I move amendment No. 60: In page 33, line 6, after “that” to insert “he or”.