Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wish to make a procedural point. The next two or three groupings are really important. They are going to speak to much of the subsequent sections, including sections 9 to 13, inclusive. My sense is that they are over-grouped. The Minister has shared his sub-groupings. I have gone through them all and they actually make perfect sense. For example, under the fourth group amendments Nos. 34 to 40, inclusive, are all to be discussed together. Under the groupings the Minister has shared three different things are going on. One class concerns the definition of "health", to which amendments Nos. 34 and 35 relate. Another class concerns the period of 28 days, which is the subject of amendment No. 36. This is linked to amendment No. 70, which I have tabled. Amendments Nos. 37 to 40, inclusive, relate to viability.

It is a decision for the committee but we should avoid confusion. These are separate issues. Would it make sense to discuss the amendments relating to the definition of "health" first? We could follow that by discussing those relating to the period of 28 days and follow that, in turn, by discussing those relating to viability, as per the groupings.