Amendments Nos. 15 to 17, inclusive, have been ruled out of order as there is a potential charge on the Revenue.

Amendments Nos. 18 to 21, inclusive, have been ruled out of order as there is a potential charge on the Revenue. Amendment No. 22 has already been discussed with amendment No. 14.

Amendment No. 23 has been ruled out of order as there is a potential charge on the Revenue.

Amendment No. 24 has been ruled out of order as it involves a potential charge on the Revenue.

Amendments Nos. 25 to 28, inclusive, have been ruled out of order due to a potential charge on the Revenue.

Amendment No. 29 has been ruled out of order due to a potential charge on the Revenue.

Amendment No. 30 has been ruled out of order due to a potential charge on the Revenue.

It could be said that Senator Byrne's contribution was the commencement of the hustings already.

Amendment No. 31 in the names of Senators Clonan and McDowell has been ruled out of order due to a potential charge on the Revenue.

Amendment No. 32 is in the name of Senators Higgins, Ruane, Black and Flynn. Amendments Nos. 32 and 33 are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Amendment No. 34 is out of order due to a potential charge on the Revenue.

Amendments Nos. 35, 38 and 39 are related and may be discussed together, by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed.

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I move amendment No. 1: In page 6, between lines 30 and 31, to insert the following: “ Surrogacy Parent Leave 3. (1) For the purposes of this section, a nominated employed parent is a parent who has been an Intended Parent within the meaning of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 and who has been a successful applicant for a parental order in respect of a child born via surrogacy. (2) Upon granting of a parental order, a nominated employed parent, shall be entitled to leave, referred to in this Act as…

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