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Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Apr 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: It was about previous pregnancies. It is a practical question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Apr 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Of course.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Apr 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank Dr. Wingfield. I strongly agree on the pre-birth parental situation. It is very important. I would be fearful that if we do not have that in place, we are going into this in a very unusual frame of mind. Everybody understands with surrogacy that the intention is that the intending parents are the parents. I believe having a pre-birth order is definitely the way forward. I was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (14 Apr 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Everything has been covered. The briefing document was really good. After the first part of last week’s session, I was panicking a little bit about our timeframe. Since then, however, we have had Professor O’Mahony before the committee. We have had the witnesses before us today and the earlier witnesses also. It has been great to see all of this. I think that there are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I wish to remark on how Ms Gamble said that what mattered to children was "not the number or gender of their parents but the quality of their parental attachments". I agree. We have many different family dynamics in our modern society. I liked her comment. I wish to ask about the pre-birth and post-birth models, which arose in our discussions last week. Some of this discussion has been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I agree. It is an interesting point. Last week, we heard that approximately 85% of health professionals dealing with the issue in Ireland agreed with the pre-birth model and that it avoided questions over who could make a decision where there were complications and medical intervention was needed when a baby was born. Obviously, the intended parents are the appropriate people to make such...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Dr. Horsey stated: "subject to the surrogate's right to object for a period specified in law."

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank the witnesses.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: My supplementary questions are similar to what the Chairman asked around existing children and other models. It is important, when speaking about surrogacy, to note it is very different from other pathways. It is not like adoption, fostering or anything else, and it is really important for that message to go out really strongly from this committee. There is a tendency to compare them but...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Business of Joint Committee (21 Apr 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I propose we suspend for a moment to allow the witnesses to take their seats.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Assisted Human Reproduction Coalition (21 Apr 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Apologies have been received from Deputies Higgins and Whitmore. The purpose of today's meeting is to resume our engagement on international surrogacy and to examine how best to provide a route to parental recognition for intending parents in international surrogacy arrangements as well as issues arising from delayed parental recognition. On behalf of the committee, I welcome the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Assisted Human Reproduction Coalition (21 Apr 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I thank Mr. Kenny Moore. All of the contributions were extremely powerful. I am glad we had that time this morning to be able to go through everything and listen without having to rush anybody. I acknowledge what Ms von Meding said in her own contribution, that people are coming in to tell very personal stories. In general, many of us take our private lives for granted and do not have to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Assisted Human Reproduction Coalition (21 Apr 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I should have said that members should direct their questions, given we have a large number of witnesses. Perhaps not every witness needs to respond to every question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Assisted Human Reproduction Coalition (21 Apr 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: There will be time for people to come in again and there may be time for a second round of questions.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Assisted Human Reproduction Coalition (21 Apr 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Ms Cohalan might reply to those questions. I am conscious Ms Bonnie is not in the room so she might indicate if she wishes to speak by raising a hand through Microsoft Teams or giving me a wave.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Assisted Human Reproduction Coalition (21 Apr 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Hang on, everybody. There is one person chairing the meeting.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Assisted Human Reproduction Coalition (21 Apr 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Okay, Senator, but it is not appropriate to interrupt the witness. I said at the start of the meeting that there was adequate time for people, so I am allowing people to go over time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Assisted Human Reproduction Coalition (21 Apr 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: It is not appropriate to interrupt. Allow the lady to speak. I do not want anybody to be disrespectful to our witnesses. Everybody is entitled to their own views and opinions on this, but I ask all members to be mindful of their language and to be respectful. I will not stand over a meeting where any sort of disrespect is shown to witnesses who are in this room.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Assisted Human Reproduction Coalition (21 Apr 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Continue, please, Ms Cohalan.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Assisted Human Reproduction Coalition (21 Apr 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: We all need to be mindful of our language.