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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Role and Remit: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (11 Mar 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I presume that if recommendations are not implemented, Dr. Muldoon has the option of submitting a special report to the Oireachtas. This committee takes seriously its role of following up recommendations where they are not implemented. In some cases we brought in Ministers and Secretaries General. We corresponded with the Taoiseach on the lost at sea scheme, in respect of which the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Role and Remit: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (11 Mar 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I am not certain that my next question applies to the Ombudsman for Children but I am putting it to every Ombudsman. Where public services are delivered by a private body, such as through outsourcing of Government services to private agencies, they are still being delivered on behalf of the public. Does Dr. Muldoon have oversight of that area and does he have any concerns about it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Role and Remit: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (11 Mar 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: This is a light subject.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Role and Remit: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (11 Mar 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Of course.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Role and Remit: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (11 Mar 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I have a linked question. There are many reports of repossessions across the State and various courts being clogged by cases. Has Dr. Muldoon concerns about the implications of repossessions and not having roofs over people's heads for children?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Role and Remit: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (11 Mar 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I thank the Ombudsman.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Public Service Oversight and Petitions: Role and Remit: Office of the Ombudsman for Children (11 Mar 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: On behalf of the joint committee, I thank Dr. Muldoon and his team for attending today. Whenever we complete our report, we will launch it and invite his office to be present to hear our recommendations.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 8:In page 13, between lines 14 and 15, to insert the following:"(9) The intending parents of a donor-conceived child must undergo counselling prior to their initiation of DAHR.".This amendment has been tabled in response to representations made by clinicians. Unfortunately, I missed the Committee Stage discussion on this amendment which I have resubmitted on this Stage....

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I appreciate the assurances provided by the Minister. Will she indicate when the Minister for Health will introduce the legislation to which she alludes? Will it come before the House later this year? We must avoid delay and the possibility that a new Government will have to introduce legislation in this area.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: In the absence of a legislative basis and on the back of the debate, will the Minister and her colleagues refer this discussion to the Minister for Health and ask him to consider, if it is not already the case, the implementation of strong guidelines? This is coming from the clinicians themselves. They are acknowledging that this is not happening across the board. I appeal for this debate...

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 34:In page 26, between lines 35 and 36, to insert the following:"(8) A transition period of 12 months, from the date of enactment, will be allowed for cases where patients have already selected or paid for anonymous sperm donors or have the donation currently in storage in Irish clinics awaiting use in treatment, to complete their treatment cycles. (9) A transition...

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: Based on those very welcome and firm assurances, I am very happy to withdraw the amendment.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I wish to speak to amendment No. 47. We discussed this at length on Committee Stage and I appreciate that the Minister has put in an amendment to strengthen the area of statutory declarations. This is a serious debate and organisations such as Treoir have been to the forefront in highlighting the issue. There is inequality as between a father and a mother as things stand. There must be...

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: In fairness, many different issues have been raised. We would agree to the Minister being given more time to respond.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I have no more comments to make.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 47:In page 37, lines 14 to 18, to delete all words from and including ", and" in line 14 down to and including "child" in line 18.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 51:In page 38, to delete lines 36 to 38, and in page 39, to delete lines 1 and 2 and substitute the following:" "6B.A man who is, under section 5(1)(b) of the Act of 2015, the parent of the child, shall be a guardian of the child.".

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 52:In page 38, to delete line 38.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 54:In page 39, to delete line 7.

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (12 Mar 2015)

Pádraig Mac Lochlainn: I move amendment No. 55:In page 39, to delete lines 9 to 14.