Results 2,461-2,480 of 4,295 for speaker:Catherine Noone
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (29 Nov 2017)
Catherine Noone: The Deputy is absolutely right.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (29 Nov 2017)
Catherine Noone: That is the point.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (29 Nov 2017)
Catherine Noone: I do not think that we would be doing our job well if we produced volumes of a report to give to the Oireachtas.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (29 Nov 2017)
Catherine Noone: I do not think that would be a very professional thing to do and, as far as I am concerned, it would not make any sense. That is, however, a decision for the committee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (29 Nov 2017)
Catherine Noone: The reason for that change is that voting in the Dail tomorrow will be later than usual.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (29 Nov 2017)
Catherine Noone: I think there is a consensus on that. Deputy Jan O'Sullivan is reiterating the point I made earlier that Wednesday afternoon is the time for us to be voting. I do not know if there is any disagreement on that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (29 Nov 2017)
Catherine Noone: Yes. As I mentioned, the roadmap will outline the process. We touched on this after module 1 so we will be expanding on that. I would like to hold off on the conversation on that because we obviously still have witnesses to come in today. We can chat about the roadmap tomorrow.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (29 Nov 2017)
Catherine Noone: Thank you Deputy. I call on Deputy McGrath.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (29 Nov 2017)
Catherine Noone: We are all agreed on that Deputy. Is that all you want to say?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (29 Nov 2017)
Catherine Noone: I call on Deputy O'Brien.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (29 Nov 2017)
Catherine Noone: Absolutely, is the Deputy finished?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (29 Nov 2017)
Catherine Noone: Okay, then the important point is that we need some legal advice as well. Our legal advisers will need to brief us. We will arrange that for next Wednesday.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (29 Nov 2017)
Catherine Noone: My only concern, and the secretariat's, is that we would have enough time and that there would not be any difficulties in the last week that would push us into being here half the night under pressure. However, as long as we agree that we are going to have a reasonably short comprehensive report, there is a consensus.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (29 Nov 2017)
Catherine Noone: Thank you Deputy Durkan, I agree with you. I call on Deputy Smith.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (29 Nov 2017)
Catherine Noone: We can complete it by the Thursday I am sure.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (29 Nov 2017)
Catherine Noone: Yes, we will have to vote. We will be pre-emptive if we get into a discussion on that now because we have parked that until tomorrow. We will be circulating a document that will structure that. If it is okay, we will come back to that tomorrow.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (29 Nov 2017)
Catherine Noone: It has to cover the Citizens' Assembly's points. That has to be categorically clear. The report has to be read in conjunction with the debates.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (29 Nov 2017)
Catherine Noone: We will have to see how we go. However, the debates are part of the report. Realistically, we have to turn it around as quickly as we can within the confines. We have to accommodate colleagues as well as hear from all the witnesses and do our work as comprehensively as we can. Is everyone agreed on the approach? Agreed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Mr. Peter Thompson, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital (29 Nov 2017)
Catherine Noone: I welcome members and also viewers who may be watching the proceedings - I did not welcome them earlier on - to the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution. We will be holding two separate sessions this afternoon and we will first hear a presentation on termination in cases of foetal abnormality from a consultant in maternal foetal medicine. Our second session will be...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Mr. Peter Thompson, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital (29 Nov 2017)
Catherine Noone: I thank Mr. Thompson for his presentation. The first questioner for today is Deputy Kelleher. Does he wish to share time?