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Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 93: In page 47, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “PGT-M and PGT-SR 44. (1) An AHR treatment provider shall not provide PGT-M or PGT-SR except in accordance with section 46 or 47 where— (a) the provider is satisfied, founded on a relevant opinion, that such provision is necessary to detect whether or not there is a significant risk of...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 94: In page 47, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “PGT-A 45. An AHR treatment provider shall not provide PGT-A except for the purposes of genetically testing an embryo for a chromosomal abnormality that may affect the capacity of the embryo to result in a live birth where— (a) the woman is, in the opinion of a registered medical...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 95: In page 48, line 24, after “specialist,” to insert “such treatment is indicated because”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 96: In page 48, after line 37, to insert the following: “Genetic counselling 49. (1) Without prejudice to the generality of section 17, an AHR treatment provider shall not provide any relevant AHR treatment to a person seeking such treatment unless the provider is satisfied that the person and the relevant person have received genetic counselling in relation...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 97: In page 49, line 7, after “habitually” to insert “and lawfully”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 98: In page 49, line 10, after “habitually” to insert “and lawfully”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 99: In page 49, line 13, after “habitually” to insert “and lawfully”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 100: In page 49, line 15, after “is” to insert “to be”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 101: In page 49, to delete lines 16 to 18.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 102: In page 49, to delete line 20.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank Deputy Shortall for the proposed amendment. I agree with what Deputy Durkan has said. On Deputy Cullinane's points, this was considered in great detail. I have had exactly those conversations with the LGBT+ group. It has made the various points very well and in an informed manner. We have taken them very seriously. To address Deputy Cullinane's point and the points made by other...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: To Deputy Shortall's point, obviously it is her right to press the amendment. What we are trying to do is find the right balance here because there is a concern that providing widespread judicial discretion that can simply supersede any of the requirements and the very important layers of safety we are putting in the Bill to protect the child essentially could provide an avenue for people to...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Yes, I will revert with a note. I take the Deputy's point. There needs to be a penalty, obviously, but it needs to be appropriate. I am more than happy to ask the officials to look at that, revert to the Deputy with a note as to the rationale for the current balance, and we can pick it up again on Report Stage. I might ask Ms Carter to come in on the sanctions point as well, if that is okay.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Yes, that is a fair point.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Correct, Deputy. The judges will, of course, still have discretion within the bounds of the Act.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: No, it is not.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 104: In page 50, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following: “(3) Without prejudice to the generality of section 105, the specified form of a surrogacy agreement shall require, in the case of two intending parents, each of them to indicate that he or she consents, should the agreement be approved under this section but he or she dies after the embryo...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 105: In page 50, line 25, to delete “sections 72 and 73” and substitute “sections 52, 72 and 73”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 106: “Safety of children - AHRRA 52. (1) The AHRRA shall not approve under section 51 a surrogacy agreement unless it is satisfied that the relevant person, and each other relevant person, does not present a potential significant risk of harm or neglect to— (a) any child that may be born as a result of the AHR treatment the subject of the...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I might ask Mr. McGennis to come in on this.