Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I had a list of questions, but most of them have been asked and answered comprehensively. I thank the delegates for the information they have provided for us and coming to see us. One of the issues we are discussing is the need for legal certainty. We have discussed it over and over again and there has been much talk about the need for legal certainty. In the opinion of the delegates, do we have legal certainty? Much of our discussion will focus on the need to have certainty on this issue. Could we have it merely by repealing an amendment to the Constitution and inserting another? In what way could we arrive at that position?

In the case of a straightforward repeal of Article 40.3.3o, would it then be open to the legislators to legislate as they saw fit, or are there other constitutional impediments that might prevent us from debating freely and legislating for the regulation of abortion?