Seanad debates

Thursday, 26 March 2015

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage

 

10:30 am

Photo of Fidelma Healy EamesFidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Obviously, I am supportive of any wording that would protect the safety of the child and against anything that would pose a risk to the life of the child, but I am also thinking of what we know about - for example, a person who abuses children. Hiding that reality, for example, from the parents might rob them of important information with which they could ensure that the child, if necessary, was counselled. I am a little worried here because I am not exactly sure what the Minister is saying.

The Minister might also clarify whether at this point the donor knows who the child is. There is an exchange of information, and we are talking about identities being revealed to both sides. Maybe I am wrong, but I would assume that the threat would be to the child's life as opposed to the donor's life. I wonder who knows what.

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