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Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I thank the Deputies. To be honest, I do not have a policy view on this. This is an expert view from the HSE. As I understand it, the HSE is essentially saying that rather than linking the decision-making on this to a disease, we should link it to the treatment for the child. A disease may or may not cause fertility issues, some of which may be permanent and some of which may be...

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 7: In page 32, line 13, to delete “subject to the provisions of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015,”.

Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 8: In page 37, to delete lines 22 and 23.

Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 9: In page 42, line 2, to delete “Subject to subsection (2), an” and substitute “An”. Amendments Nos. 9 and 10 will result in the deletion of subsection (2) of section 34. This is being deleted on the basis of expert advice from the HSE that there are no genetic family members in respect of whom the provision of AHR treatment should...

Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 10: In page 42, to delete lines 7 to 14.

Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 11: In page 43, line 11, after “expenses” to insert “, and any net loss of income,”. On foot of amendments submitted by Deputies Shortall, Cullinane and Kenny on Committee Stage, I am introducing this amendment to speak to the issues they raised. Essentially this will bring in an allowance for net loss of income to be included as part...

Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 12: In page 44, to delete lines 30 to 34 and substitute the following: “(a) an appropriate medical specialist has stated in the specified form that such child is due to undergo medical treatment which, in the opinion of the specialist— (i) is likely to cause a significant and irreversible impairment to the child’s fertility, and (ii)...

Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 1: In page 14, line 9, to delete “228,” and substitute “228”. This group of 16 amendments is purely technical in nature and its acceptance would not have any policy implication for the Bill. The amendments variously seek to refine terminology, correct minor typographical and punctuation errors and update referencing.

Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 2: In page 17, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following: “ “medical specialist” means a registered medical practitioner whose name is entered in the Specialist Division of the register of medical practitioners maintained by the Medical Council under section 43(2)(b) of the Act of 2007;”. This group of four amendments...

Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 3: In page 22, to delete lines 20 and 21. This group of nine amendments relates to issues arising from the death of an intending parent in a surrogacy agreement. Amendment No. 3 deletes a cross-reference to provisions later in the Bill in section 53(3) which relate to a surviving intending parent in a surrogacy agreement applying for a parental order as a...

Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: That is right, if the embryo transfer has taken place. If the embryo transfer has not taken place they have to reapply essentially.

Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 4: In page 22, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following: “(7) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to prejudice the generality of the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015.”. Amendment No. 4 introduces a catch-all provision to confirm that nothing in the Bill should be construed to prejudice the generality of the Assisted...

Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)

Stephen Donnelly: I move amendment No. 5: In page 25, to delete lines 15 to 17 and substitute the following: “(a) the current state of medical evidence as to— (i) the increase in the number, or the severity, or both, of risks (whether bodily or otherwise), and (ii) the likelihood of a successful outcome, associated with providing the relevant treatment to persons by reference to...