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

Like all Members present, I believe in every single case where people’s lives are threatened, they should receive every medical treatment necessary to save their lives and that there should never be any confusion whatsoever about this within the system and that where there is confusion, the necessary guidelines should be put in place to ensure the medical professionals have all the information necessary to do what they are trained to do.

It is shocking that the debate on the Bill is being guillotined. The opportunity to engage in debate in this process has been front-ended, yet, at the end of the process, when Members have a genuine opportunity to contribute to the detail of the legislation, it is being guillotined. I have no doubt that this legislation will end up before the Supreme Court. Members present who are overpaid for the job they do will not have an opportunity to bring their experience, knowledge and understanding to the content of the Bill.

With regard to the campaigning on the legislation, any organisation that has campaigned disrespectfully in any regard should be condemned, but anybody who seeks to demonise campaigns that have campaigned respectfully should also be condemned.

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