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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Issues relating to International Surrogacy Arrangements and Achieving Parental Recognition: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: I thank Ms Wheatley.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Issues relating to International Surrogacy Arrangements and Achieving Parental Recognition: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Has Deputy Murnane O'Connor another question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Issues relating to International Surrogacy Arrangements and Achieving Parental Recognition: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Would Ms Wheatley like to come back in? There is time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Issues relating to International Surrogacy Arrangements and Achieving Parental Recognition: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Okay. We will-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Issues relating to International Surrogacy Arrangements and Achieving Parental Recognition: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: I cannot see if Senator McGreehan is on campus. We can come back to her. I refer to the point Senator Ruane made. She has me thinking now about it. It is true. As part of this process you are expected to come here, tell us your stories and be the perfect women, mothers and parents. It must be a very difficult place to be, to fight for what should be rights for your children and truly...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Issues relating to International Surrogacy Arrangements and Achieving Parental Recognition: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: We will go to Senator McGreehan and then to Senator Seery Kearney. Then we will go back to our guests for their final comment.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Issues relating to International Surrogacy Arrangements and Achieving Parental Recognition: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Senator Seery Kearney wanted to come in and Deputy Funchion had a query about the Canadian model.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Issues relating to International Surrogacy Arrangements and Achieving Parental Recognition: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: We have 20 minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Issues relating to International Surrogacy Arrangements and Achieving Parental Recognition: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Okay, we have gone over. I apologise.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Issues relating to International Surrogacy Arrangements and Achieving Parental Recognition: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: About ten minutes too kindly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Issues relating to International Surrogacy Arrangements and Achieving Parental Recognition: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: I thank the Senator. As I did offer, Ms Wheatley wishes to add something. I ask her to be very brief.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Issues relating to International Surrogacy Arrangements and Achieving Parental Recognition: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: I thank all our guests for coming in and engaging so honestly with us. I hope we will come out with a good set of recommendations at the end of this entire process.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Today the Taoiseach has repeatedly said that concerns around the national maternity hospital have been comprehensively addressed and that without question legal guarantees are in place. But that is not entirely correct because there are still many concerns. In fact, two of the experts on the HSE board expressed concerns about the legal framework in place and as a result of those concerns...
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: -----and the governance control of the proposed maternity hospital?
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Will the Taoiseach agree to meet with these experts-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: -----or for the Minister for Health to meet with those experts to hear what their concerns are-----
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: -----because they cannot get them on the public record, and to address those concerns?
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: Sorry, Ceann Comhairle. Thank you.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: In a similar way that the Taoiseach cannot second guess the decisions of the St. Vincent's board.
- An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (4 May 2022)
Jennifer Whitmore: I agree with the previous contributions. This is a €1 billion investment that the State will be making. It is incredibly important for the women of Ireland that this is done correctly. I welcome the fact that the documents were published last night. It would be worthwhile to provide some time to enable Members and the general public to take a look through them to see whether any...