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Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Prevention of the Exploitation or Coercion of Surrogates and Intending Parents: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I thank the witnesses for their contributions. I have only a couple of questions. I do not have any questions for Ms Reid or Ms O'Shea. Their experiences and contributions speak for themselves and do not need adding to or teasing out. They were very eloquently put and powerful. I very much agree with Ms Reid that it must be an honour to be able to do this for somebody else. I think the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Prevention of the Exploitation or Coercion of Surrogates and Intending Parents: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Is the take-up of counselling usually quite high, then? Are people usually okay with having those conversations and engaging in counselling?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Prevention of the Exploitation or Coercion of Surrogates and Intending Parents: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: What about the type of therapy that is provided in this area? I am asking Ms Ó Tuama only because people point to why people make decisions. I know why I make the decisions I make but, of course, it is always helpful to be able to bounce them off somebody in a room and so on. What type of therapeutic engagement is required in respect of somebody who is going to be a surrogate? Is it...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Prevention of the Exploitation or Coercion of Surrogates and Intending Parents: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Is there an opportunity then for family therapy to identify clearly that everybody is hearing the same thing and planning the same thing and that that same information is understood equally by all parties?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Prevention of the Exploitation or Coercion of Surrogates and Intending Parents: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Brilliant. I have one more question. Let us say there is a woman who wants to be a surrogate and who, at some point in her life, may have came into contact with any sort of service, maybe a mental health service, or may have a particular diagnosis or an invisible disability. Is there any way there is any bias against or exclusion of people on that basis, not necessarily in respect of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy: Prevention of the Exploitation or Coercion of Surrogates and Intending Parents: Discussion (2 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: Brilliant. I thank the witnesses.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 33: In page 16, lines 19 and 20, to delete “, and an information session has already taken place”.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 34: In page 16, lines 22 and 23, to delete “and no information session has taken place”.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 35: In page 16, line 27, to delete “paragraph (a), (b), (c)or (d)of”.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 36: In page 16, to delete lines 37 and 38, and in page 17, to delete lines 1 to 5.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 37: In page 17, lines 27 and 28, to delete “, and an information session has already taken place”.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 38: In page 17, lines 30 and 31, to delete “and no information session has taken place”.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 39: In page 17, line 32, to delete “paragraph (a), (b), (c)or (d)of”.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 40: In page 17, to delete lines 36 to 39, and in page 18, to delete lines 1 to 3.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 42: In page 18, line 23, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 43: In page 19, lines 2 and 3, to delete “, and an information session has already taken place”.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 44: In page 19, lines 5 and 6, to delete “and no information session has taken place”.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 45: In page 19, lines 9 and 10, to delete “paragraph (a), (b), (c) or(d) of”.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 46: In page 19, to delete lines 18 to 23.

Seanad: Birth Information and Tracing Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) (1 Jun 2022)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 47: In page 20, line 20, to delete “may” and substitute “shall”. The amendment seeks to replace the word "may" with "shall" in page 20, line 20, thus strengthening the language as it relates to the release of a statement by the Adoption Authority of Ireland, AAI, or the Child and Family Agency to a relevant person setting out the birth...