Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed) and Remaining Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2024-06-26
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Rónán Mullen (IND), National University of Ireland

I was positing the situation that a convicted rapist might have a consensual relationship that might lead to a child and the mere fact that we do not yet sterilise convicted rapists. It is simply to make what really should be a much more obvious point, that the State has a right to apply certain tests and expect certain standards if its supportive apparatus is being called in aid of situations into which it can otherwise have no control or input. Senator Ruane completely misunderstood the point I was making. Hopefully she will check the record.
I will go back to the question I asked the Minister. Am I correct in reading this section 54(2)(a) that even if the request for the submission of the specified form is not complied with, the regulator would actually have the right in law to proceed nonetheless? There is nothing in this legislation to prevent them from proceeding further with the application, is there?

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Sitting date: 2024-06-26