Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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627. To ask the Minister for Health when he will commence relevant sections of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 to enable the non-biological parents of children conceived in assisted human reproduction to be legally recognised as parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10026/16]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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The Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 was enacted in April 2015.

A number of functions and responsibilities were assigned to the Minister for Health under the provisions in Parts 2 and 3 of the Act relating to donor assisted human reproduction. Preparatory work is required to give effect to these provisions (including the non-anonymity provisions), which includes the preparation of specific regulations and the establishment of the National Donor-Conceived Person Register. This work is in progress involving officials from my Department.