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Select Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2018)

Michael Harty: Now.

Select Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2018)

Michael Harty: There are no amendments to the Bill, so the Deputy may comment or ask for the Minister of State's response but we are strictly confined to going through the Bill section by section and there are no amendments. I reiterate the Deputy is quite entitled to make comments and receive a response from the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2018)

Michael Harty: The Deputy may reserve the right to introduce an amendment on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2018)

Michael Harty: Having raised it here the Deputy may do so again on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Health: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (13 Dec 2018)

Michael Harty: I propose that we go through the Bill section by section.

Select Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (13 Dec 2018)

Michael Harty: In accordance with Standing Order 90, the following message will be sent to the Dáil:The Select Committee on Health has completed its consideration of the Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2018 and has not made amendments thereto.

Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) (Amendment) Bill 2018: Second Stage [Private Members] (18 Dec 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank Deputy Brassil for introducing this Bill and applying to it his expertise in this area. It involves an amendment to the Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013. Deputy Brassil is proposing to establish specific criteria that would be applicable to orphan medical products in regard to the HSE making decisions on reimbursement and prescription by doctors. The health...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Harty: The purpose of this morning's meeting is to resume our pre-legislative scrutiny of the general scheme of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017. Previous meetings took place on 17 January and 28 February last. Today we will hear from two former members of the Commission on Assisted Human Reproduction, Professor Deirdre Madden, from the school of law at University College Cork, UCC, and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank Professor Hayes and invite Ms Gillian Keegan from the National Infertility Support and Information Group to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Harty: I ask Dr. Rose to make her opening statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank the witnesses for their opening statements. I open the meeting to the members and call Deputy Durkan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Harty: I call Senator Mullen.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Harty: We will open the discussion shortly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Harty: The Senator may contribute as he wishes, within reason.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank Ms O'Friel.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Harty: Rather than having a conversation among witnesses, we will have a conversation across the floor. I am going to move on but we can come back to these issues. Will Professor Madden outline the current situation in respect of surrogacy in Ireland, what this Bill proposes and what she feels should be the future?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Harty: Professor Madden referred to children born to Irish parents. Does she mean genetic parents?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank Professor Madden and call Dr. Rose.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Harty: I thank Dr. Rose. I call Professor Madden.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (19 Dec 2018)

Michael Harty: I will bring Dr. Rose back in in a few minutes. I have a question before I call Deputy O'Reilly. In the interests of clarifying the current position in Ireland, is IVF the most common form of assisted human reproduction?