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Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Two different things are going on with the Maria O'Shea review. One is that the vast majority of the recommendations, which are operational recommendations, have been taken on by the national women and infants programme and are being rolled out. The Deputy will be aware that, for example, we recently added more hospitals providing services and a lot of important operational things are going...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: There has been no Government decision for the Department to begin any work yet.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I do not have a personal view on the use of the terms "PGT-A", "PGT-M" and "PGT-SR". This is way beyond my scientific knowledge. I understand that at least one of the people involved has a view that we should keep the previous naming because it future-proofs it. I appreciate that this is exactly what the Deputy is trying to do. I asked the officials to look into it and consult more...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Yes.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: Yes.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I am more than happy to take that up. If there is no legal difference and if it works for patients, I am certainly open to it. I will ask the officials to take a look at it. As long as it is legally as rigorous, if that is what patients want, why not?

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 91: In page 47, line 18, to delete “sex;” and substitute “sex.”

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 92: In page 47, to delete lines 19 and 20.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 93: In page 47, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following: “PGT-M and PGT-SR 44. (1) An AHR treatment provider shall not provide PGT-M or PGT-SR except in accordance with section 46 or 47 where— (a) the provider is satisfied, founded on a relevant opinion, that such provision is necessary to detect whether or not there is a significant risk of...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 94: In page 47, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “PGT-A 45. An AHR treatment provider shall not provide PGT-A except for the purposes of genetically testing an embryo for a chromosomal abnormality that may affect the capacity of the embryo to result in a live birth where— (a) the woman is, in the opinion of a registered medical...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 95: In page 48, line 24, after “specialist,” to insert “such treatment is indicated because”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 96: In page 48, after line 37, to insert the following: “Genetic counselling 49. (1) Without prejudice to the generality of section 17, an AHR treatment provider shall not provide any relevant AHR treatment to a person seeking such treatment unless the provider is satisfied that the person and the relevant person have received genetic counselling in relation...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 97: In page 49, line 7, after “habitually” to insert “and lawfully”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 98: In page 49, line 10, after “habitually” to insert “and lawfully”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 99: In page 49, line 13, after “habitually” to insert “and lawfully”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 100: In page 49, line 15, after “is” to insert “to be”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 101: In page 49, to delete lines 16 to 18.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 102: In page 49, to delete line 20.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank Deputy Shortall for the proposed amendment. I agree with what Deputy Durkan has said. On Deputy Cullinane's points, this was considered in great detail. I have had exactly those conversations with the LGBT+ group. It has made the various points very well and in an informed manner. We have taken them very seriously. To address Deputy Cullinane's point and the points made by other...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (21 Feb 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: To Deputy Shortall's point, obviously it is her right to press the amendment. What we are trying to do is find the right balance here because there is a concern that providing widespread judicial discretion that can simply supersede any of the requirements and the very important layers of safety we are putting in the Bill to protect the child essentially could provide an avenue for people to...