Joint Committee on International Surrogacy to discuss protecting the right of the child to their history and identity and an analysis of the Issues Paper

The meeting will be in 2 sessions with the first focussing on protecting the right of the child to their history and identity including their genetic, gestational and social origins with submissions from Dr Niall Muldoon, Ombudsman for Children and Ms Caoimhe Ni Dhomhaill, Clinical Child Psychologist.

The second session will be analysis of the Issues Paper with Dr Conor O’Mahony, Government Special Rapporteur on Child Protection.

The meeting in Committee Room 1 can be viewed live on Oireachtas TV.

Committee proceedings can also be viewed on the Houses of the Oireachtas Smartphone App, available for Apple and Android devices.