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- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: As I said, I approached this with a view to facilitating it. I will read for the Deputies the exact clinical advice we got back. We unequivocally do not support or recommend this approach and would highlight the risks of overseas doctors being involved in the provision of such clinical advice and decision-making in such a sensitive area who operate outside the context of Irish legislation...
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
David Cullinane: If we could avoid sending them abroad, would it not be better?
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Obviously, but under the treatment abroad scheme, for example, it might be possible to identify centres of excellence around Europe where we could say, "Yes, you can go for this particular thing because the treatment abroad scheme works on the basis that it is something we provide here under the public system and you cannot get it, so you can get it abroad." I have a lot of sympathy with the...
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: I do not want to go against what the Minister says is very strong advice. I do not know from whom the advice came but I think it is unnecessarily restrictive. The Minister has made the case himself in the points he has made, but it is just very hard to understand. I certainly hope there will not be issues that arise very soon in this regard and in regard to the availability of...
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Amendment put and declared lost.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 24: In page 54, line 26, to delete “sex.” and substitute “sex;”.
- 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. 25: In page 54, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following: “ “variant” means a permanent change to the DNA sequence that makes up a gene that may cause disease or be part of normal human variation.”.
- 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. 26: In page 55, line 1, to delete “abnormality” and substitute “variant”.
- 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. 27: In page 55, to delete lines 3 to 10 and substitute the following: “(a) PGT-M or PGT-SR is being undertaken, or (b) such testing has been indicated in accordance with criteria that have been prescribed (following, on and after the establishment day, consultation by the Minister with the AHRRA).”. This amendment updates section 46, which relates...
- 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. 28: In page 55, line 13, to delete “a child” and substitute “an existing child”.
- 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. 29: In page 55, line 14, to delete “suffers from” and substitute “has”.
- 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. 30: In page 55, line 28, to delete “from which such child suffers” and substitute “which such child has”.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 31: In page 56, line 16, to delete “abnormality” and substitute “variant”.