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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: No, I mean somebody outside of the medical staff within the hospital, such as somebody from the board or somebody else who worked within the hospital structure. Would clinicians ever consult or take their opinion into account?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: How would Dr. Walshe react if Ms Reynolds, for example, who is a board member, expressed her opinion about the way patients in general or a certain patient should be treated?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I only used that name as an example.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Perhaps Mr. O'Raghallaigh could outline the limitations placed by charity law on the disposal of the freehold for this site.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Perhaps Mr. O'Raghallaigh could reiterate the impact that would be on the leaseholder if the freehold was sold.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: New National Maternity Hospital: Discussion (Resumed) (16 May 2022)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: No.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Potential Double Standards in Protections for Surrogate Mothers in Domestic Arrangements: Discussion (26 May 2022)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I was going to make my way down to the committee room to ask my questions, but I was not expecting to be called so quickly. I thank our three witnesses for their very enlightening presentations and the documents they submitted to the committee. I would like to focus in on something that Dr. Tobin touched on. Towards the end of his presentation, he said that a stand-alone surrogacy Bill...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Potential Double Standards in Protections for Surrogate Mothers in Domestic Arrangements: Discussion (26 May 2022)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: No, I do not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Potential Double Standards in Protections for Surrogate Mothers in Domestic Arrangements: Discussion (26 May 2022)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Will Dr. Tobin elaborate on the suggestion to delete that part from the assisted human reproduction Bill and have a stand-alone surrogacy Bill?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Potential Double Standards in Protections for Surrogate Mothers in Domestic Arrangements: Discussion (26 May 2022)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I thank Dr. Tobin for elaborating on that. Other guests have said they do not want a stand-alone Bill. They are afraid it will take too long and there too many issues hanging out in limbo. They want to proceed, even if it is not the absolute gold standard. What does Dr. Tobin say to that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Potential Double Standards in Protections for Surrogate Mothers in Domestic Arrangements: Discussion (26 May 2022)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Even some academics have said the same.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Potential Double Standards in Protections for Surrogate Mothers in Domestic Arrangements: Discussion (26 May 2022)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: That would support the children and families currently here in Ireland and in the process.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Potential Double Standards in Protections for Surrogate Mothers in Domestic Arrangements: Discussion (26 May 2022)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: That is okay. I might be able to come in again at the end.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Potential Double Standards in Protections for Surrogate Mothers in Domestic Arrangements: Discussion (26 May 2022)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Absolutely. That is fine.
- Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: National Monuments (14 Jun 2022)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Before the Minister of State responds, I welcome the students from Gaelcholáiste Mhaigh Nuad who are sitting in the Public Gallery. They are very welcome to Leinster House and I hope they will have a lovely trip. Perhaps some day one of them will sit in this Chamber as a Senator.
- Seanad: Neurology Nurses: Motion (22 Jun 2022)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I was very glad to see our local party members from Dublin 9 and 11 in the Chamber to witness part of this debate because they live within the vicinity of, and would be connected with, Beaumont Hospital. Senator Boyhan mentioned that there is a shortage of 15 neurological nurses in that particular hospital along with the many other shortages he outlined. I thank the Senator and Senator...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jun 2022)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: That is correct. I am in my office in Leinster House. I have a nasty Covid hangover cough. I have been listening with great interest to all the contributions from my office. Ms Wasser and Mr. Vaughn offered a professional point of view and the point of view of having gone through surrogacy. I thank all the witnesses very much for sharing their knowledge and insight. I have a few...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jun 2022)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I had been wondering what Ms Hickey would suggest. I am conscious that while we are doing our work families are sitting at home with their children who are in a very difficult legal space at the moment. I was wondering what Ms Hickey's suggestion would be, given the experience she has gained over a long number years, for what we could do in the meantime for these people who are here with...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jun 2022)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: On the flip side of that, is there any state Mr. Vaughn generally does not advise people to go towards?