Clare Daly (Dublin North, Socialist Party) | Oireachtas source

Obviously any legislation put forward on any issue has to be within the confines of the Constitution. Clearly many of the arguments being put forward in that regard are a red herring. Abortion, where a woman's life is in danger, has been the lawful situation in Ireland for decades, but it simply has not been legislated for. The issue is whether the Government's legislation provides that clarity. I am not sure why the Taoiseach did not understand the question because it was pretty obvious from what I could see.

The Government at the behest of the European Court of Human Rights decided to go down the path of establishing an expert group. The report of that expert group stated - perhaps the Taoiseach is not very familiar with it - "it was generally considered that two doctors with the relevant training and expertise appropriate to the case would be sufficient for making a clinical decision as to the risk to the life of the woman", which is pretty clear-cut. It is an outcome and conclusion the Government has chosen to ignore.

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