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The issue of surrogacy in Irish law has received considerable (if somewhat belated) attention. The Supreme Court has overturned the decision of the High Court to recognise a surrogate mother as the child’s mother for the purposes of birth certification. The European Court of Justice has also considered and rejected a complaint in which it has been argued that the failure to provide leave to a surrogate mother was in breach of EU and international law. A claim has also been brought under the Equal Status Acts (ESA) arguing that the failure of the Department of Social Protection (DSP) to …