Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution
Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations
1:30 pm
Ms Mary O'Toole:
I echo what Dr. Kenny said there. We are really just outlining to the committee all the things could happen. Members must understand that, as lawyers, we are inclined to go immediately to the worst-case scenarios as that is just our nature. Given that we cannot predict anything with any great certainty, everything is surrounded by caveats. It is just a question of this committee deciding which of those it believes is the best option in the circumstances before it.