Results 241-260 of 1,031,071 for in 'Dáil debates' OR in 'Committee meetings' (speaker:Ciarán Cuffe OR speaker:Catherine Martin OR speaker:Stephen Donnelly)
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
David Cullinane: Yes.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: If the Minister sets the word "irreversible" down in primary legislation, it will exclude people. A condition that is currently irreversible may not be so in even one month's time because, as the Minister says, the pace of scientific progress is such that these things can change quite quickly. On that basis, I think this is a mistake. I do not think any of us is medically qualified to give...
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I thank both Deputies. It is specialist advice. The concept of the word “irreversible” is in favour of the patient. Let us take one child as an example. If, based on current medicine, the treatment to be provided to the child would cause irreversible infertility, that would give the child access. Hopefully, that would become reversible through science in the future but if...
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Did the Minister consider doing it on a case-by-case basis?
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Essentially, this is looking at doing it on a case-by-case basis. It is saying that we should not just categorise any child who has a progressive disease. It is saying we should characterise this based on the treatment we will apply to this child. As such, it does move it to a case-by-case basis.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Amendment put and agreed to.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 13: In page 45, lines 18 to 20, to delete all words from and including “or” in line 18 down to and including “be” in line 20.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Amendment put and agreed to.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Before we move on, I would like to acknowledge the presence of Senator Seery-Kearney in the Chamber. I know she is particularly interested in this Bill and has worked very hard in this area.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
David Cullinane: Hear, hear.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Amendments Nos. 14 to 16, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 14: In page 47, line 27, to delete “three” and substitute “12”. This group of amendments, amendments Nos. 14 to 16, inclusive, increases the minimum time period from three to 12 months between the time at which a clinic sends notification of non-payment for storage and that clinic being able to dispose of such stored materials, whether...
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Amendment agreed to.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 15: In page 50, line 1, to delete “three” and substitute “12”.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 16: In page 52, line 10, to delete “three” and substitute “12”.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Amendment agreed to.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Catherine Connolly: Amendments Nos. 17 to 22, inclusive, 25, 26 and 29 to 31, inclusive, are related and will be discussed together.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 17: In page 53, line 30, to delete “abnormalities” and substitute “variants”. While I certainly was not qualified in terms of the correct terminology, we had a long conversation about the correct terminology to use. This grouping of 11 amendments seeks, on foot of suggestions from Deputy Shortall and others, to refine and improve some of...
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Amendment agreed to.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
David Cullinane: When we discussed this on Committee Stage, and there was lengthy discussion of this with the Minister's officials at briefings on this matter too, the concern that we had was that it could be perceived that providers were being asked to police access to services, so I welcome the fact that the wording here essentially says that the regulator must be satisfied on the basis of information...