Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 27:

In page 55, to delete lines 3 to 10 and substitute the following: “(a) PGT-M or PGT-SR is being undertaken, or

(b) such testing has been indicated in accordance with criteria that have been prescribed (following, on and after the establishment day, consultation by the Minister with the AHRRA).”.

This amendment updates section 46, which relates to the provision of PGT-A, or pre-implantation genetic testing for aneuploidies, which are embryos with an unbalanced chromosomal complement. Arising from feedback from Deputy Shortall and input from experts in the field, I agree that there was a risk of the provisions in this Bill related to this form of PGT being overly clinically prescriptive in primary legislation. Therefore, section 46 will now allow for the regulatory authority to define and provide guidance as to the criteria that will be applied for PGT-A to be undertaken. This is therefore to facilitate the Committee Stage amendment.

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