Parents of children born via surrogacy can apply for parental order from next year

The move is confirmed in a letter from the Health Minister Stephen Donnelly dated November 27. File picture: Don Moloney

Parents of children born via surrogacy will be allowed to apply for a parental order from next year, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

The move comes following the passage of the Assisted Human Reproduction Act, which was signed into law on July 2, this year.