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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 283. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of staff working in the Passport Office each month since January 2021; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25871/22]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Services (24 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 284. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if there are plans to increase resources in the Passport Office ahead of the summer holiday season; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25872/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (24 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 452. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she was notified of a change in policy in relation to a service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25668/22]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Ukraine War (24 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 498. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the current childcare capacity and its ability to cater to the Ukrainian families coming to Ireland; if his attention has been drawn to a recent analysis carried out by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25734/22]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Care Services (25 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 183. To ask the Minister for Health the plans that are in place by Government to fill the gap in service provision as a result of the closure of the respite centre (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26643/22]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Citizens Information Services (26 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: 274. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the current Citizens Information Board strategy; the recent changes that have been included in its strategy that relate to the service provision of citizens information offices; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27019/22]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Apologies have been received from Deputy Murnane O'Connor and Senator Ruane. We will have two sessions today. The first session will consider the issues of preventing the sale, exploitation and trafficking of children born to an international surrogacy arrangement, and protecting the right of the child to his or her history and identity, including the child's genetic, gestational and social...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I thank Ms de Boer-Buquicchio for her contribution. She has to leave by 10.15 a.m. so I will invite members to ask questions but we will have to limit both the questions and answers to three and a half minutes. If there is any further time, we can have a second round. We will come to our guests from the Children's Rights Alliance for their opening statement after that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Yes, please.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: We will go around another time because we have to get to everyone. I think that we will have time to get back to the Senator, because a number of members are not present.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: I will quickly ask a question. I was wondering about the rights of a child to identity. There is also a right to non-discrimination, including the right of non-discrimination of their parents. When we are talking about identity, how do we balance the right of a child to their identity with that of discrimination? We have discussed whether the name of a surrogate should be on a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: We will continue with a second round of questions. I invite Senator Seery Kearney to come back in.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Okay. Even if those details are on the parental order and it is all collected elsewhere.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: Okay. I thank Ms de Boer-Buquicchio for coming in this morning. We have gained much from her expertise and her work in this area. I thank her very much for giving up her time. I know she has to go early. I thank her for her contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: We will now move on to the Children's Rights Alliance. I call Ms Tanya ward to make her contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Preventing the Sale, Exploitation and Trafficking of Children: Discussion (19 May 2022)

Jennifer Whitmore: We will now move on to Senator Seery Kearney.