Vol. 522 No. 3
151 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health and Children if he has set up a commission to examine infertility issues here, and if so, if he would make available the names of the members of the commission and their background and qualifications in the area. [18673/00]
The Government has approved the establishment of the commission on assisted human reproduction. Its terms of reference are: "to prepare a report on the possible approaches to the regulation of all aspects of assisted human reproduction and the social, ethical and legal factors to be taken into account in determining public policy in this area".
The commission will be chaired by Professor Dervla Donnelly and its membership will include: Dr. Carol Barry-Kinsella, Consultant Obstetrician, Rotunda Hospital; Dr. Declan Keane, Master, National Maternity Hospital; Dr. Aonghus Nolan, Scientist, Fertility Unit, UCHG; Professor Andrew Greene, Geneticist, Crumlin Hospital and Professor of Genetics, UCD; Dr. Marina Lynch, Department of Physiology, TCD; Professor Tom Cotter, Professor of Biochemistry, UCC; Ms Deirdre Madden, Law Lecturer, UCC; Mr. Gerry Whyte, Senior Law Lecturer, TCD; Dr. Alpha Connelly, Legal Adviser, Department of Foreign Affairs; Ms Mary Cooke, 3rd Legal Assistant, Office of the Attorney General; Dr. Paul McCarthy, Child Psychiatrist, St. James's Hospital; Ms Noirín Hayes, Head of Social Sciences, Dublin Institute of Technology; Dr. Tony Ryan, Paediatrician, Erinville Hospital Cork; Ms Caroline Harrison, Counsellor, HARI Unit, Rotunda Hospital; Ms Benny Hennelly, Midwife, HARI Unit, Rotunda Hospital; Ms Nora Geary, Midwife, Erinville Hospital Cork; Ms H Browne, National Infertility Support and Information Group; Dr. Glenda Mock, Medical Branch, Department of Health, Social Services; Public Safety, Northern Ireland; and Ms Dora Hennessy, Principal Officer, Department of Health and Children.
