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Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Potential Double Standards in Protections for Surrogate Mothers in Domestic Arrangements: Discussion (26 May 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: Is the term “second-parent adoption” semantics for a bespoke parental order?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: The Verona Principles: International Social Service (26 May 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank our guests for taking the time to be with us today. We are grateful they are here. At the core of the Verona Principles are the rights of the child. In that context, we want to ensure the child knows who he or she is and that the child has that fundamental right to his or her identity and gestational story. Attendant to that is the circumstances surrounding the birth. We must...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: The Verona Principles: International Social Service (26 May 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: Our guests are all from the same organisation so I direct it to whoever wants to respond.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: The Verona Principles: International Social Service (26 May 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: That was thorough. I thank Ms Woellenstein.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: The Verona Principles: International Social Service (26 May 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: This has been a very useful engagement. It is worth noting that the principles are aspirational, and until such time as they are embedded in an international agreement, we will have to deal with the imperfect and take the principles as guidance. They will certainly be influential in our thinking as a committee in our recommendations for Irish law, but we must also wrestle with that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: The Verona Principles: International Social Service (26 May 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: The integrated birth certificate sounds like a super model for us. How does that preserve a child's right to privacy? For a child to commence school, a birth certificate must be produced. How is the child's right to privacy preserved in that case in order that he or she is not discriminated against? I ask because it is the child's story ultimately whether there is a donor. It is the...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: I applaud the Minister of State's extremely hard and diligent work and how accessible her office is. Noel Byrne is a saint. He is just fantastic. Last week, the Joint Committee on Disability Matters heard from Helen Holmes from the Campaign for Autism Inclusion Dublin 12. Among the many issues she raised, she discussed the issues in CHO 7 where there are two CDNTS - one in Dublin 8 and...

Joint Committee On Children, Equality, Disability, Integration And Youth: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: How many of the 35,000 people recruited in the past two years were recruited to do Covid-related work?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: I applaud the Minister of State's extremely hard and diligent work and how accessible her office is. Noel Byrne is a saint. He is just fantastic. Last week, the Joint Committee on Disability Matters heard from Helen Holmes from the Campaign for Autism Inclusion Dublin 12. Among the many issues she raised, she discussed the issues in CHO 7 where there are two CDNTS - one in Dublin 8 and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Joint Meeting with Joint Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth
Progressing Disability Services: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: How many of the 35,000 people recruited in the past two years were recruited to do Covid-related work?

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

Mary Seery Kearney: What powerful contributions all the witnesses have made. I will start with the less emotional one and look to the counsellors. They made valid points. It is important for couples on this journey and is the first thing they have to do. We need to distinguish that we have same-sex couples who are not at the end of a big IVF journey or do not, perhaps, include a woman who has encountered...

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

Mary Seery Kearney: There is a safeguard built into that of boundaries and there is something beautiful and honouring about that. Perhaps Ms O'Shea would like to comment on that. To Ms Cohen, I note that Canadians travel for surrogacy. We have come across Canadians travelling for surrogacy. We have heard witnesses before the committee speak about how thorough and exemplary the Canadian model is, but...

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

Mary Seery Kearney: I am familiar with Canadians travelling to Ukraine, for instance. I thank Ms Cohen.

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

Mary Seery Kearney: I am just thinking of the resilience of the guidelines in regard to complete objectivity and protection of all the parties.

Seanad: Neurology Nurses: Motion (22 Jun 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: I commend the Independent Senators on putting this motion forward. There is no question that there is an incredible shortage of neurology nurses throughout the State. However, I wish to mention something that I am sure Members have mentioned, although I apologise that I have not been able to follow the debate. It is essential that in places such as St. James's Hospital we have an...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (23 Jun 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: I rise today to raise the issue of childcare and the understanding regarding the forthcoming core funding changes in payments, concerns that have been raised around early childhood care and education, ECCE, funding and also awareness of the sustainability fund. In that regard, I ask that we have statements on childcare funding with the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman. It is important that this...

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: The passage of the Bill through the Houses have been long awaited. These days have been long awaited by the families who are seeking answers and reunification with their loved ones. I will begin by recognising the extraordinary work of Catherine Corless who brought this issue into the public consciousness and her fastidious absolute determination to find and expose the truth. We owe her a...

Seanad: Institutional Burials Bill 2022: Second Stage (23 Jun 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: Next Tuesday.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Accessing Justice: Discussion (23 Jun 2022)

Mary Seery Kearney: I thank the Chair and I thank the witnesses for their very powerful opening statements. I was called to the Bar and did my first year in devilling in criminal law, which involved a lot of prison visits. That experience of closed doors and absolute control over your life when you go through them has haunted me since. From my very first visit to subsequent visits during that year, I came...