Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I do not agree with Senator Mullen's analysis of the provisions. If another commercial service in another area were forced by the court to cease a part of its operations, that would not be a timid response. The service operator would view it as a serious problem and would quickly take action to enable it to resume operations. The intention is to bring the DAHR facilities into compliance to vindicate the child's identity rights. If they do not there are consequences and those consequences are spelled out clearly. A clinic in such a circumstance would obviously also be liable for any damage to the child from its failure. What we are doing in this legislation for the first time----