Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The biggest problem we have at the moment is that as far as people are concerned, abortion is going to be on demand as a result of the vote we took here last month. I felt that a lot of pressure was put on members to vote. It was totally and utterly wrong that we took that vote. The Citizens' Assembly did not vote until it had completed its hearings. We should have done exactly the same.