Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

The Taoiseach recently told The Irish Timesthat he was happy to have led a Government that repealed the eighth amendment. However, he is not so happy to make changes to the legislation that are clearly needed. He said he would have to think long and hard before making any changes to the legislation. The Bill I put to the House that passed Second Stage here has now been referred to the committee by the Ceann Comhairle. I have written to ask the committee to proceed with it. Will that Bill be allowed to progress as soon as possible and without any disturbance from Government parties, particularly in light of the very strident vote against the amendment the Minister for Health tried to introduce to delay the legislation for a year? While we delay, women and girls are still having to travel, often for very tragic reasons.

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