Emer Higgins (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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1100. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the provisions being made to allow parents using surrogacy to avail of leave and parental pay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15755/21]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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Policy on surrogacy rests with the Minister for Health.  The current entitlements enable the spouse, civil partner or cohabiting partner of the parent of a child to avail of Parents' Leave.  These provisions do not exclude situations where a child has been born through surrogacy provided that a male partner is the biological parent of the child.  The second parent can is then entitled to the leave through their relationship to the father.