Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

On the issue of debates, we are not scheduling one here and now. This is the Oireachtas health committee, but I look forward to debating and participating fully in the campaign.

I completely disassociate myself from the Senator's language regarding killing babies. This is about accepting a reality that Irish women face. Nine women will leave our country today to have a termination. At least three will take the abortion pill today. I am not willing to ignore those realities. I have heard from doctors. I have heard from the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, which has a position on this issue. It believes the eighth amendment needs to be repealed.