James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The amendment proposed by Deputy Healy and commented on by Deputy Boyd Barrett seeks the insertion of a new section 24 to the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill and essentially it aims to require a court to take certain factors into account as aggravating factors when sentencing a person convicted of certain existing offences under the Non-Fatal Offences against the Person Act 1997. The offences in question are: making a threat to kill or cause serious harm, which is section 5 of said Bill; coercion, as contained in section 9; harassment, as contained in section 10; and endangerment, as contained in section 13 of the Bill.

The factors the Deputy seeks to be taken into account can be summed up as the commission of the above offences against a woman who has sought treatment-----