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Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Prevention of the Exploitation or Coercion of Surrogates and Intending Parents: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Okay.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Business of Select Committee (14 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Deputy Jennifer Whitmore is substituting for Deputy Holly Cairns. Deputy Alan Farrell will substitute for Deputy John Paul Phelan. Today, we will consider Committee Stage of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022. I welcome the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth and his officials to the meeting. All witnesses and members are...

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Amendments Nos. 1, 2, 17, 19 and 27 are grouped and will be taken discussed together.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I should have said that Deputy Whitmore's name is also attached to amendment No. 19, so she can speak and the Minister can respond.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Does the Deputy wish to speak to any other amendment in this grouping? There are a number of them.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Do any other members wish to contribute? How stands the amendment?

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: That is no problem.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: The amendment is also in the name of Deputy Ward. Does he wish to speak to the amendment?

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Amendment No. 9 is related to amendments Nos. 10 and 15 and they may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Amendments Nos. 12 and 13 are related and may be taken together.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Amendment No. 18 has been ruled out of order. The Deputy was advised of this.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: It is my understanding that the amendment cannot be discussed because it is deemed to be out of order. However, the issue can be raised separately by the committee in a letter to the Minister if members wish to do that. It cannot be discussed today because it is out of order.

Select Committee on Children and Youth Affairs: Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (14 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Amendment No. 21 has been ruled out of order.

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, and Local Government: Housing Policy (21 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: 262. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government if he will consider reviewing with a view to increasing the current property valuation limit for fresh start home loans administered by local authorities (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32137/22]

Insurance Reform: Statements (22 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Is that agreed? Agreed.

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: From the Seanad (22 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I welcome the amendments from the Seanad. I suppose there were some good steps from the first process of pre-legislative scrutiny through the various Stages - Committee Stage, Report Stage and the Bill's progress through the Seanad. I still have a major issue with the mandatory information session. I do not think the Minister will be shocked or surprised to hear that. It is my motivation...

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: From the Seanad (22 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: I will briefly address the matter of the review because it was an issue that originally came up on Committee Stage and that we certainly felt very strongly about. It has been acknowledged on Report Stage, which is very important. To be honest, reviews should be built into all legislation, following a realistic period to allow legislation to bed in. Legislation should not be allowed to be...

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: From the Seanad (22 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: Can we not call a vote on the overall Bill?

Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: From the Seanad (22 Jun 2022)

Kathleen Funchion: There was.