Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Tá brón orm. The Tánaiste mentioned at the time that there would be, as he said, a cooling-off period in order that people could have counselling and full information provided to them to be able to make informed decisions. I do not fully see where this counselling or full information is provided for within the Bill. If it is the case that it is not in the Bill, the commitment the Tánaiste gave was obviously not real and is missing.

Again, this is a pro-choice amendment because a people can decline to have the information given to them if they so wish. They can choose whether to have the information provided to them. Again, the amendment does not restrict access in any way. That is the important point. It is not in any way against the spirit of the heads of the Bill that were provided. In fact, it is a codification of the commitments that senior Ministers and the Tánaiste gave during the referendum campaign.