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Seanad: Europe Day 2022: Statements (11 May 2022)

Erin McGreehan: The Minister of State is very welcome to the House. I wish him a belated happy Europe Day. Today is important for reflecting on what 9 May means. It is important that we celebrate our membership of the European Union as citizens of Ireland and of the European Union, and as a nation with a proud tradition of being in the European Union. We should look at the European project in its...

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Second Stage (10 May 2022)

Erin McGreehan: Go raibh maith agat a Chathaoirligh Gníomhaigh. The Minister is very welcome to the House. It is a really important day. We all know this Bill is long overdue. I am nervous about this contribution because it is so important. We have really important people with us today and I acknowledge their presence. We do not have enough of them, to be honest. I am distracted by the Minister's...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Situations of Risk and Humanitarian Emergencies: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I thank everyone for their contributions this morning. I apologise that I was jumping in and out of the meeting because I had to be at a few different places this morning. Many of the issues have been covered. In my absence, many of my thoughts have probably also been covered. It goes to show, as we learned in last week’s meeting, that in moments of crisis, the most vulnerable...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Issues relating to International Surrogacy Arrangements and Achieving Parental Recognition: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)

Erin McGreehan: My apologies. I could not unmute the microphone for some reason. It has been a worthwhile conversation. Many of my questions have been answered. I was popping in and out of the meeting, so my apologies if my question for Ms O'Connell and Ms Duffy has been answered. How can we ensure that international surrogacy is done in the best way? Obviously, we have our hands tied jurisdictionally...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Issues relating to International Surrogacy Arrangements and Achieving Parental Recognition: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I am sorry, Chairman-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Issues relating to International Surrogacy Arrangements and Achieving Parental Recognition: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)

Erin McGreehan: My apologies. I have been like a headless chicken all morning running in and out. I thank the witnesses for their contributions. It is always lovely to see them. I thank them for sharing their knowledge, stories and life experiences. I find it profoundly sad and profoundly joyous to listen to the love and the joy they experience with their families now. We all are so lucky. Like Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Issues relating to International Surrogacy Arrangements and Achieving Parental Recognition: Discussion (Resumed) (5 May 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I thank Ms von Meding.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Humanitarian Risk Situations and Emergencies: Discussion (28 Apr 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I am under a time constraint because I have to attend a meeting of the Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters: Humanitarian Risk Situations and Emergencies: Discussion (28 Apr 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I will be very quick. It is a huge privilege to have Ms Naughton and Dr. Keogh here with the wealth of knowledge and experience they have. I wish we could download some of that knowledge. It is great to listen to them. At a time of crisis, all the weaknesses in our systems are shown up and a shining light is thrown on the lack of default provision. The Covid pandemic, the war in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: Work of the Shared Island Unit: An Taoiseach (28 Apr 2022)

Erin McGreehan: The Taoiseach is very welcome, as are Ms O'Donoghue and Mr. Duffy. Their time is precious and it is brilliant to have them here. I have said on many occasions that the shared island unit has been the single most progressive move on the island of Ireland since the Good Friday Agreement. It is a step change in how we look to the future as we try to build this island and its people to be...

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

Erin McGreehan: The witnesses are all very welcome to the joint committee. Forgive me if I am doubling up on questions; I was attending another committee meeting earlier. In her research, Dr. Bracken states that both parents were legally recognised in only 50% of the families. She also said there were omissions from the 2015 Act. I would like to be clear in my head that in 50% of cases both parents are...

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

Erin McGreehan: I have a question for Mr. Lennon and Mr. Kenny Moore. Dr. Bracken spoke about the incredible amalgamation of different pathways to becoming mammies and daddies. It varies from couple to couple, country to country, person to person and case to case. How best can the State help the witnesses, as parents, to become parents and move through the ethical surrogacy we want? We all want the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Apr 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I want to stand to support my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Rabbitte, in her Department. We have to be very clear. It is a very sad state of affairs when a Minister of State requests a meeting with employees under her remit and that access is denied. We need to be very serious about these things. The independent republic of the HSE will have to come into the reality of our...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Assisted Human Reproduction Coalition (21 Apr 2022)

Erin McGreehan: Stop it, Senator.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Assisted Human Reproduction Coalition (21 Apr 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I thank everyone for their contributions. I was taken aback by them. Ms von Meding spoke about the different ways her children came into the world. Differences should be celebrated. That difference should never be a negative. I ask my children what they want to be and they say they want to be different. What the witnesses have done for themselves, their families, children, and other...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Assisted Human Reproduction Coalition (21 Apr 2022)

Erin McGreehan: My feeling is not only that it should be or will be done, but that it has to be done. Yesterday, we spoke about the pathway to parentage and the parental order applications in the UK. Is there something we could improve on? Is that a good template for us to use in Ireland for those concepts to be translated into our law? What is the witnesses' view, based on their expertise?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Assisted Human Reproduction Coalition (21 Apr 2022)

Erin McGreehan: Brilliant. I thank Ms O'Connell.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2022)

Erin McGreehan: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. They are helpful and confusing; each time I have a question. Our main goal is to ensure that pathways to parenthood, which the witnesses speak about, is something that this committee looks at to ensure that we have family protections, both existing ones and for the future. Some of my questions have been asked. If there was an immediate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2022)

Erin McGreehan: Yes. What we are trying to do here is ensure we have ethical international surrogacy. Dr. Horsey said it is up to the judge to decide whether it was ethical. Is there guidance for that judge? Is there a list of things parents, agencies and everyone must adhere to during the process in order for that judge to make the parental order? Alternatively, is it solely in the judge's hands? What...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Surrogacy in Ireland and in Irish and International Law: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Apr 2022)

Erin McGreehan: My question is technical. It is a follow-up question on birth certificates and acknowledgement of the surrogate mother on a birth certificate. At present in the UK the birth certificate is rectified. The older birth certificate is put away and there is no record of the surrogate mother on the new birth certificate.