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Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Michael Harty: Technically, it could be the whole board, for example, so the external members could be outnumbered.

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Michael Harty: The wording in amendment No. 25 is "substitute “not fewer than 3”" which indicates it could be any number, three or above.

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Michael Harty: The Bill states that it should be one and the amendment refers to at least three, or more, I presume. As a result, the board members could outnumber the external members in certain circumstances.

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Michael Harty: I thank the Minister of State.

Select Committee on Health: Health Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (20 Feb 2019)

Michael Harty: I thank the Minister of State and her officials for attending.

Select Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (20 Feb 2019)

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 Service Executive (Governance) Bill 2018 and has made amendments thereto.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Harty: The purpose of this morning's meeting is to continue our pre-legislative scrutiny on the general scheme of the assisted human reproduction Bill 2017. We will hear a presentation from LGBT Ireland. We invited representatives of the Iona Institute to this meeting but since the institute had made a presentation via Dr. Joanna Rose at our meeting on 19 December last, it did not propose to add...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Harty: Thank you. I call Deputy O'Reilly.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Harty: Is Deputy Durkan happy to allow Senator Warfield come in now or would he like to contribute himself?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Harty: Is our guests' advice for people who go abroad for assisted human reproduction, whether it is married couples or those who are single, that they should opt for an identified as opposed to an anonymous donor?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Harty: There is no obligation on them to choose one or the other.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Harty: Would the application of the proposed legislation differ in respect of cases where couple go abroad and those where conception takes place here?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Harty: Would it be the case that once the legislation is enacted, we would have to go through a process of making bilateral agreements with other countries?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Harty: If the surrogate mother runs into difficulties during her pregnancy, which mean she could not have any further children, would that create a precedent whereby she could try to have parentage applied to herself, having previously agreed not to do so, because of that particular medical circumstance?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Harty: It is a theoretical possibility.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Harty: That concludes our pre-legislative scrutiny of the Bill. We have had four meetings and the committee will now produce a report which will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas. I hope our report will inform those drafting the legislation and they will take on board many of the recommendations we have heard during our hearings. I thank Dr. Bracken and Ms Fagan for their expert evidence.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed) (27 Feb 2019)

Michael Harty: I thank the members.

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Harty: I wish to question the Taoiseach on the lack of meaningful health reform in our health service. The consequences of not changing our model of care are plain to see. Fine Gael has been in power for eight years and this Government has been in power for the past three years. In those past three years, we have seen little or no health reform. In fact, the situation has deteriorated. The...

Ceisteanna ó Cheannairí - Leaders' Questions (5 Mar 2019)

Michael Harty: The Taoiseach referred to his and my discipline of general practice in respect of Sláintecare. As he will know, the continuation of financial emergency measures in the public interest, FEMPI, has devastated general practice and it will take years for general practice to recover. He referred to the expansion of primary care, which is an essential component of Sláintecare, and he...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (6 Mar 2019)

Michael Harty: My apologies for starting the meeting late. I propose that the committee go into private session briefly to deal with some housekeeping matters.