Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children

Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland

11:40 am

Photo of Séamus HealySéamus Healy (Tipperary South, Workers and Unemployed Action Group) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the representatives from the ICCL. Much of the territory here has been dealt with earlier this morning and, to some extent, yesterday. I welcome the clarity on several issues and the question of the opportunity for development. Can I get clarification on the 1992 and 2002 referenda? This has been an issue and there has been a divergence of opinion as to whether the question of suicide was ruled out or in as a result of these particular referenda.

Is the council's view on the expert group report that the option of legislation and regulation would be the correct way to proceed? Has the council a view on the doctors' assessment? Has it a view on the number of doctors necessary? Would just a single specialist suffice or would more be required? I raised the issue of lethal foetal abnormality yesterday and again this morning. Will the council expand on and clarify its views on that?

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