Mr. Paul Redmond:

Some people would favour the veto on moral grounds. People have spoken about an elderly vulnerable community who have not only been through the trauma of losing a child to adoption but have also been through the trauma of the hellhole of mother and baby homes and that they should be protected. Ms Helen Gilmartin has spoken out about protecting such vulnerable people and fragile women, and she is right. They need to be protected.

It is only fair to note that beyond the confines of the active campaigners in the community, people like us and the small number of people we represent, the majority of the non-political but active community have voiced no opinion either way. That would be the great majority of people who have no strong opinions about the veto either way. I will leave it at that and I thank the members for listening.