Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 September 2021
1393. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to amend the Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) Bill as a result of the Special Rapporteur’s report, Review of Children’s Rights and Best Interests in the Context of Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) and Surrogacy in Irish Law. [42782/21]
View answer1398. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the steps he is taking to amend and update the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 as a result of the Special Rapporteur’s report, Review of Children’s Rights and Best Interests in the Context of Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) and Surrogacy in Irish Law. [42787/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 1393 and 1398 together.
The report of the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection published earlier this year comprises issues relating to parentage and the right to identity in donor-assisted human reproduction (DAHR) and surrogacy, carried out in this jurisdiction and abroad. Surrogacy and DAHR undertaken abroad give rise to a range of legal, ethical and social issues, and concern areas of law that intersect across the remits of several Government Departments. My Department is engaging with the Department of Justice and the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in respect of these policy areas.
