3643. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reasons commencement of the retrospective surrogacy provisions contained in Part 12 of the Assisted Human Reproduction Act 2024 are contingent upon the establishment of the Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority (AHRRA) given that these provisions relate solely to children who have already been born; to outline the specific operational functions of the AHRRA required before applications under Part 12 of the 2024 Act can be accepted by the High Court; if any consideration has been given to commencing the retrospective provisions of Part 12 of the 2024 Act independently of the provisions regulating future assisted human reproduction treatment; if not, the reasons for that decision; if legal advice has been received indicating that the retrospective provisions cannot be commenced before the AHRRA is fully operational; if so, if the substance of that advice will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57142/26]

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3643. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reasons commencement of the retrospective surrogacy provisions contained in Part 12 of the Assisted Human Reproduction Act 2024 are contingent upon the establishment of the Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority (AHRRA) given that these provisions relate solely to children who have already been born; to outline the specific operational functions of the AHRRA required before applications under Part 12 of the 2024 Act can be accepted by the High Court; if any consideration has been given to commencing the retrospective provisions of Part 12 of the 2024 Act independently of the provisions regulating future assisted human reproduction treatment; if not, the reasons for that decision; if legal advice has been received indicating that the retrospective provisions cannot be commenced before the AHRRA is fully operational; if so, if the substance of that advice will be published; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57142/26]

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