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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: The Professor has not made his opening statement yet. He will be attending the second session. Mr. O'Connor has just made his opening statement.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Were the Senator's comments directed to Mr. O'Connor, primarily?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: The Senator's five-minute slot is up. Does the Senator have a quick question to which Mr. Duff can respond? I do not know whether we have time to repeat paragraphs.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Mr. Duff, did you read out something that was not included in the opening statement?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Senator, that is included in the opening statement we received.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: I call Deputy Higgins.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: The Deputy has one minute remaining for follow-up questions, if she has any.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: I call Deputy Funchion.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: To whom would you like to direct that first, Deputy?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Regarding your third question-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: There is another option. If each of the witnesses were to draft a written response-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: -----in respect of the international or other models they looked at when developing their policies, that would be great.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Does Ms O'Keeffe anticipate it will take a number of years before the proposal is finalised?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: I thank Ms O'Keeffe very much.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Deputy Dillon has just sent his apologies, as he is in another committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Senator. We are able to go around again. Deputy Costello sent his apologies. I do not believe Deputies Niamh Smyth or Murnane O'Connor are online. I have a question to follow on from what Senator Seery Kearney was asking. There is confusion about where this committee fits in with the process. Initially she said the AHR Bill was never intended to look at the issue of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: This issue spans three Departments. I wish to ask each Department who each of them thinks the owner of this issue is and if legislation is being developed, who should lead on that. Will the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, answer first?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Deputy Murnane O'Connor is online now so we will take her questions and then go back through the rota again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: We have the three Departments with us Deputy. Is there any Department to which you wish to direct those questions?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: I thank Mr. O'Connor. Mr. Duff also wishes to respond.