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Seanad: Regulation of Display of Electoral and Polling Posters and Other Advertisements Bill 2022: Second Stage (17 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I welcome the Minister of State to the Chamber. I welcome this Bill and commend the Members from the Green Party who have brought it forward. The plastering of our towns and cities with blown-up images of incumbent and prospective politicians has long been the most immediately apparent hallmark of an election. Even this tradition must be examined as we strive to be more conscious of the...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Hear, hear.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (12 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: This morning saw the publication of the first quarter Irish rental report by Daft and it paints a stark picture of the housing situation in Ireland. Market rents are at a record high, with inflation close to record rates since 2005. The average market rent per month rose from just over €1,400 a year ago to €1,567 in the first quarter of 2022. This level of rent is over twice...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Rights of Children: Discussion (12 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Does the Vice Chairman mind if we express our deepest sympathies to our colleague and Chair, Deputy Whitmore, on the death of her sister Lillian?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Rights of Children: Discussion (12 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank Ms Nic Dhomnhnaill and Dr. Muldoon for their statements this morning. There is no doubt these children are very wanted children. We have seen that in recent weeks via testimony of parents who have come before the committee. However, it is clear from the discussion this morning that there is a Pandora's box of psychological issues surrounding surrogacy. My first question is for Ms...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Rights of Children: Discussion (12 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: We are where we are. People are facing us with a fait accompli. People are coming into this country with their babies and we have to accommodate our legislation accordingly to not allow this State to have children in statelessness or to become ghosts within our State. Ms Nic Dhomhnaill made a comment on surrogate mothers and she said they do not have the intention to rear a child. To me...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Rights of Children: Discussion (12 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: So Ms Nic Dhomhnaill agrees with the commodification of children?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Rights of Children: Discussion (12 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Why would she not have to answer that direct question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Rights of Children: Discussion (12 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: This is also an ethical issue, so I am just asking Ms Nic Dhomhnaill that question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Rights of Children: Discussion (12 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I am also here to talk about the interests of the child.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Rights of Children: Discussion (12 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: No. That is fine.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Analysis of the Issues Paper (12 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank Dr. O'Mahony for coming before us again. I am reading a 2018 document from the UN special rapporteur and wish to cite a portion: There is growing unease that the practice of engaging surrogate mothers in States with emerging economies to bear children for more wealthy intending parents from other States entails power imbalances and thus risks for both the children and surrogate...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Analysis of the Issues Paper (12 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Yes, it is part of the issues paper.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Analysis of the Issues Paper (12 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: When a couple uses commercial surrogacy what does Dr. O'Mahony believe should appear on the birth certificate if the egg has come from a donor?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Analysis of the Issues Paper (12 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: The issues paper states the recommendations in Dr. O'Mahony's report appear to afford foreign surrogate mothers less protection than Irish surrogate mothers would be afforded under the AHR Bill. I ask that he outline his views on this. What additional safeguards could be introduced to ensure foreign surrogates are as well-protected as Irish surrogates?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Analysis of the Issues Paper (12 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I have one question in the last few seconds. As the special rapporteur on child protection, does Professor O'Mahony believe international commercial surrogacy is right or wrong?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Analysis of the Issues Paper (12 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I thank Professor O'Mahony.

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (11 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: Later today, the European Commission is set to publish its draft law on so-called chat control, which will oblige providers of digital correspondence platforms to search all private chat messages and emails automatically for suspicious content. This searching will be done by way of algorithm artificial intelligence, AI, and carried out in a blanket manner. Everyone's messages will be...

Seanad: Online Safety and Media Regulation Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 May 2022)

Sharon Keogan: I welcome that this amendment removes the causing of offence as a reason for broadcasters to remove content. In many ways the speaking of truth always risks offence but this should not be a reason for truth not to be spoken. Many excellent pieces of media deal with difficult and divisive topics such as films or documentaries that may well cause offence to some but there is no right not to...