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- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Beforehand, however, if they are entering into an agreement that may not be a legal agreement-----
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: That will apply only if the medical practitioner is told. If the intending parents say that they are about to do something which is not permitted under law and that they want the practitioner to facilitate that with them-----
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: We are debating two different things. One is best interests, which we debated in one of the previous amendments in terms of its primacy. I accept the ombudsman's hazard position. I just hold a different position for the reasons we have set out. The specific amendments are about the grounds on which a judge can grant a parental order, even if a biological parent, a surrogate or both are...
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Róisín.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Are we on first name terms? That is becoming a bit of a habit with Sinn Féin. Essentially, the Minister just stated that this is a play for time. I apologise, he did not use the term "play", but he wanted time to achieve a legally robust version of what is proposed in the amendment. The implication is that this is not legally robust. If you want to achieve a legally robust-----
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I stated that the Deputy's amendments are not legally robust. I was not referring to my amendments, which are legally robust.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: However, the grounds I have given surely stand up to any kind of scrutiny. The Minister is rejecting them out of hand rather than accepting that there is a valid principle. He is saying that the wording I have put forward is not legally robust. Why is he not then seeking legally robust wording-----
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: I am.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: -----to amend this legislation now-----
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Time.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: -----and not at some point in the future?
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: Time.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: This is legislating in haste. The approach the Minister is taking is just not very satisfactory. It is about speed rather than provisions that are legally sound. I am disappointed with his response.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: To be clear, I am stating that we need a legally robust version of what the Deputy is attempting to do. The limited exemptions we are putting in place are legally robust because they are limited. Let us play it out. We could do it the Deputy's way. We could say we will take some time and bring this into the Seanad on Committee Stage. We will give it a few weeks. That is what it will...
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
David Cullinane: I know it all.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Stephen Donnelly: They will have numerous conflicting pressures, and this could take a long time. I am stating clearly that I am not willing to take that risk. I commit to having this Bill passed for the children and parents who are desperately waiting for it. If that means also having amending legislation going in parallel immediately after we come back in September, that is absolutely what I am proposing....
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Róisín Shortall: Nobody wants to see this Bill falling, but the Minister has had quite a bit of time on it, and I would expect that he addresses the uncertainties there at the moment. It is regrettable that he has not done that. I have to say it is not great practice from the point of view of legislation that is so important. It is a pity we are not getting it right first time round.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Amendment agreed to.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Aengus Ó Snodaigh: Amendment No. 45 has been agreed. As a result, amendment No. 46 in the name of Deputy Shortall cannot be moved.
- Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Report and Final Stages (29 May 2024)
Amendment No. 46 not moved.