Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I am not straying. This is in the programme for Government and it is very important. The Citizens' Assembly takes away from the sovereignty of this House and two of the five members of the expert advisory group are pro-choice campaigners, though I have no qualms about the judge. This is not fair, nor is it open and transparent. It is totally biased.

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