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Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 150:In page 16, line 1, after “shall,” to insert “within 24 hours,”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 151:In page 16, lines 1 and 2, to delete “, as soon as may be,”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 153:In page 16, line 2, after “the” where it firstly occurs to insert “prompt”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 161:In page 16, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following:“(5) Refusals of provision of abortion by a medical professional on the basis of conscientious objection must be notified to the Minister for Health by the medical professional concerned within 7 days of the refusal.”. We have not spoken on this amendment but we may put it back in on Report Stage.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 162:In page 16, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following:“(5) Nothing in subsection (1)shall be construed as applying to an institution, hospital or medical facility.”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: She mentioned it earlier.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I do not want to be awkward for the staff. I have visions that we can finish this quickly. I am not saying we should go on now if people want a break, but could we make it shorter?

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: Yes, but if the break is for one hour it makes a difference.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: We did. It relates to services for pregnant people.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I do not want to delay but I will make one brief statement. There are ancillary recommendations from the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. I did not submit amendments to them in the interests of getting this legislation passed speedily. What is being advocated here is straying into that territory. I have no problem with that. This committee has a right to do...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 178:In page 5, line 5, to delete “termination of pregnancy” and substitute “abortion”.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 179:In page 5, line 8, to delete "termination of pregnancy" and substitute "abortion".

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 180:In page 5, lines 10 and 11, to delete "; to provide for offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of a foetus otherwise than in accordance with this Act".

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (8 Nov 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: Obviously, we cannot submit amendments until we see what changes the Minister propose.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (8 Nov 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 146. To ask the Minister for Health when the last national Traveller health advisory committee met; when the next meeting is to take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46211/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Traveller Community (8 Nov 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: 147. To ask the Minister for Health if funding will be increased for Traveller health; the action being taken to improve Traveller health; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46212/18]

Structural Assessments of Schools: Statements (7 Nov 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: Can I just say one thing?

Structural Assessments of Schools: Statements (7 Nov 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: Questions have not been answered here today.

Structural Assessments of Schools: Statements (7 Nov 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: It is very frustrating. The Minister has been asked by nearly everybody why the Government continued with a company that was known three years ago to have breached fire safety standards in a school. He was also asked whether we could have had a situation similar to Grenfell in respect of these schools. He has not answered these really important questions.

Structural Assessments of Schools: Statements (7 Nov 2018)

Ruth Coppinger: Why continue with this company when it was known years ago that there were problems with it? That was the first question.