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Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jun 2022)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...I realise time is tight. My first is for Ms Hickey. From constituents and others right across the country who have contacted us, we have all heard about the difficulties faced by parents of children living in Ireland and the hurdles they have to overcome to obtain guardianship. The process can kick off only after two years, as she outlined. What can we do in the meantime? Is she...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jun 2022)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I had been wondering what Ms Hickey would suggest. I am conscious that while we are doing our work families are sitting at home with their children who are in a very difficult legal space at the moment. I was wondering what Ms Hickey's suggestion would be, given the experience she has gained over a long number years, for what we could do in the meantime for these people who are here with...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jun 2022)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: All the women outlined they have children of their own. Were supports put in place for their own children to explain to them? They were very young. What sort of supports were put in place for their children? Were they happy with those supports? Replies in Ukrainian.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (9 Jun 2022)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Thank you very much. In relation to the supports that were provided for their own children, were the witnesses happy with the services? Were therapy services provided or was that even necessary in their experience?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Potential Double Standards in Protections for Surrogate Mothers in Domestic Arrangements: Discussion (26 May 2022)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: That would support the children and families currently here in Ireland and in the process.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Issues relating to International Surrogacy Arrangements and Achieving Parental Recognition: Discussion (28 Apr 2022)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...not want us to inadvertently create another limbo for people such that there is one list of countries that allow you to be fast-tracked here and that is all great but there is another set of people, children and families that went to other countries and they are suddenly in a limbo now. That is not what Dr. Bracken is proposing.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Issues relating to International Surrogacy Arrangements and Achieving Parental Recognition: Discussion (28 Apr 2022)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...Human Reproduction) Bill 2022, which is dealing with many other assisted human reproduction issues, is a health related Bill. Dr. Bracken spoke at the start of her presentation about how the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 has created two different tiers of parents - some who are recognised under the Act and some who are not - and then there is a situation with surrogacy...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Issues relating to International Surrogacy Arrangements and Achieving Parental Recognition: Discussion (28 Apr 2022)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...but I have come across cases where the husband is no longer contactable or, in abusive situations, refuses to do it. It has created a lot of problems for women trying to register the birth of their children or get medical cards and PPS numbers. It is a big issue so we need to deal with it. It would help with the issue of international surrogacy as well. On the emergency travel...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (7 Apr 2022)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...process, I suggest that it is already too late once the child has been conceived and the gestation is ongoing because we are going to end up with a baby at the end of the process. There are so many children already affected by a legal lacuna. We are trying to safeguard those children. Are we not creating another gap whereby children and parents are not given rights?

Seanad: Mental Health and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Statements (24 Feb 2022)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I welcome the Minister of State to the House to talk about this important issue. There is not one of us who was not shocked and horrified by the story of the many children who were failed by the CAMHS system in Kerry. It was absolutely shocking and heartbreaking to think that these children, in trouble with their health and needing support, not only did not get support but that further harm...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: General Practitioner Services (10 Feb 2022)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...year-olds. As she knows, GP visit cards for those aged under six were introduced a number of years ago and have been a very helpful mechanism for parents to access free GP healthcare for their children. Children can get very sick very frequently when they are young. Having free GP visits ensures that no family has to work out how sick a child is before it must bring him or her to the...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: General Practitioner Services (10 Feb 2022)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...very welcome that it is acknowledged that it needs to happen urgently. I know negotiations can be sensitive and I am also aware of the pressures faced by our GPs over the past 12 months but these children are patients of those practices and will be accessing the service in any event. All we are doing is providing relief for families. It is not as if families will suddenly start flooding...

Seanad: Violence Against Women: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...in privacy. We need a State-run central maintenance collections agency. The State requires women who are in receipt of the one-parent family payment to seek maintenance from the fathers of their children. Then, when they get their maintenance order in the District Court, there may be somebody who is financially abusive, controlling and not paying over the maintenance. It is then up to...

Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second Stage (9 Dec 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...to be welcomed. It is really positive. The priority list was published also, I believe, yesterday. What I would like the Minister to indicate is when those vaccines will be delivered to the first children in the priority list. If the vaccines are arriving in a week, will it be this side of, or after, Christmas? The Minister knows he has my support. He is doing a great job. The...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Bill 2021: Second Stage (3 Dec 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...if they will be able to travel or to have Christmas dinner with their loved ones. It would be for the best if a decision is made on that sooner rather than later. I believe vaccination doses for children will be available from 13 December. Could the Minister of State indicate if there are any plans to roll out a vaccination programme for children in Ireland? I know it will start in...

Seanad: Paediatric Scoliosis Services: Statements (23 Nov 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I thank the Minister of State for outlining those facts and figures. As he said on several occasions, this is time-sensitive surgery. Any delay is crucial to the well-being of these children and the outcomes of the surgery. Everybody here has heard from families in our communities and around the country who are, unfortunately, waiting unacceptable lengths of time for the proper surgery....

Seanad: Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...a couple of issues to which the Minister might respond when he responds to the debate. I have had a number of queries from constituents worried about the lack of contact tracing in schools. Our children are back in school and contact tracing is not ongoing because children generally do not pick up Covid in schools. Our schools have been excellent at maintaining hygiene and other good...

Seanad: Public Transport: Motion (3 Nov 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...already creaking before the building of thousands and thousands more houses there. Even though we in north County Dublin are not as such in the capital city, we are a short distance from it. The children, teenagers and young people in north County Dublin cannot easily access third level and college campuses. It is virtually impossible to get to the UCD campus. It is very difficult to...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021: Motion (6 Oct 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: .... They have been through a lot and enough. I hope we do not have to extend any more restrictions. I am glad to hear we are on the positive trajectory and I hope we stay on it. I have happy children in school and neighbours. Everyone is happy things are getting back to a better position but we want to make sure it stays there and that we are able to enjoy a much better Christmas this...

Seanad: Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Second and Subsequent Stages (16 Jul 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: ...even to run upstairs in their house or run after their kids. It is not a nice thing to have and we have to ensure we stay as safe as possible. We do not want to flood the hospitals. We want our children to go back to school at the end of August and this is what we need to do in order for that to happen. I was very disappointed with some people who claim to represent workers and the...