Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The case of Tuam is the subject of a commission of investigation. Serious numbers of babies' and young children's remains have been uncovered. It is important to allow the independent commission set up by this Oireachtas to do its work. As I pointed out to Deputes Martin and Doherty, there are independent responsibilities in respect of the coroner and the Garda, and the local authority has engaged very intensively with the local community. As the Deputy is aware, a court case is ongoing in respect of Mr. Mulryan and I hope it will be possible for him to find out what happened to his sister so many years ago.

The essence of the Deputy's Bill, which concerns the question of abortion and which will be considered this evening, is to reduce the penalty for an abortion carried out unlawfully in this country to a fine of €1. The point has been made to me very powerfully and very graphically by a number of people that in seeking to change the legislation enshrined in the Constitution, the Deputy is saying that if, for instance, somebody kicks his pregnant partner and kills the baby she is carrying, he is to be guilty of a fine-----

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