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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: One speaker, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: As Chairman of the committee, I have probably spoken the least in the last few days. We have had almost 30 hours of hearings, 40 expert witnesses appeared before us and on average, between 18 and 20 Members of the Oireachtas have participated in the discussion on the heads of the protection of life during pregnancy Bill. I wish to address my remarks to two audiences, if I may. First, to...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We should be temperate with our language.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Senator Crown’s time is up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator Crown. He is way over time. He will find that Members of the Houses of the Oireachtas cancelled clinics as well. I call Senator Healy Eames to speak on behalf of the non-members of the committee and then I will take the final two speakers. In fairness, she has been present since the commencement of proceedings. She has four minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: This is the 12th session in our series of meetings on the heads of the protection of life during pregnancy Bill 2013. I remind everyone to switch off their mobile telephones. I will call the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Alex White, to be followed by contributions from Members, Senator Rónán Mullan on behalf of the non-Members of the committee and the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: That is all right, that is good.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I am surprised Senator Mullen did not ask the question. He has been asking it all day.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms Sunniva McDonagh, Dr. Ruth Fletcher and Dr. Ciaran Craven for attending and giving of their valuable time and expertise today.
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Travel (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: 6. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his visit to Washington, New York, Seattle and Silicon Valley; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14636/13]
- Ceisteanna - Questions (Resumed): Official Travel (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: 7. To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on the overseas visits for Saint Patrick's Day of the Ministers of State at his Department and the Attorney General; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14637/13]
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We can come back to that. I apologise to Senator Bradford as I inadvertently missed him.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I would appreciate if the next speaker, Deputy Mathews, could ask a question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We are discussing the heads of the Bill.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Does Senator Burke wish to speak? Very quickly, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: One sentence.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We will move to the non-members' time for which we have a total of 30 minutes. Seven Members have indicated. To explain, because there appears to be some confusion, in deciding the allocation of time the committee allocated a certain proportionality. I will take Senators Rónán Mullen, Fidelma Healy Eames and Paul Bradford, in that order.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Can we respect the speaker, please?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Very briefly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I assure the Deputy that she has the ethics.