Three Irish families have returned from Ukraine with their babies who were born via surrogacy there and a fourth family is also en route home.
Yesterday, Minister for Foreign Affairs Simon Coveney said consular officials had been working intensively with the families to ensure they could return to Ireland safely.
A number of other babies are due to be born to Irish couples in the coming months via surrogacy in Ukraine.
Speaking on RTÉ's Morning Ireland, Fine Gael Senator Mary Seery Kearney said "trojan" efforts involving the departments of Foreign Affairs and Justice, diplomatic efforts in Ukraine and support from Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary, ensured that the families returned home quickly and safely.
She said she is acutely aware that there are many families who are awaiting the arrival of their babies in the coming weeks and have had to make very difficult decisions not to travel.
These families are in negotiations with their clinics to organise nanny care arrangements until they can get to their children, she said.
Senator Seery Kearney said families are in constant contact with their surrogacy mothers and have made sure that arrangements are in place to support them.
The Department of Foreign Affairs has reiterated Government advice for Irish citizens in Ukraine to leave using available commercial options.
Sixty-eight Irish citizens in Ukraine have registered with the Irish Embassy in Kyiv.
Government advice remains not to travel to Ukraine.
Senator Seery Kearney said the situation in Ukraine has highlighted the issue of surrogacy in Ireland and said it is important that it is addressed properly.
