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Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: The Senator has made the point.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Thank you, Senator Mullen.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: It is not relevant. We had a Commencement debate on the issue, to be fair.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I indulged the Senator, as he knows.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I wanted to keep this debate respectful.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I ask the Senator to finish now.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Again, this is not relevant. Sorry, Senator, but we can revert to the issue on another day. It is not relevant in the sense that it is about a different issue.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: The Bill is not about that.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: The Bill is not about the Chair.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: We have given you a long time.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Okay. I ask the Senator to finish his final sentence.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: No, there is nothing-----

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: In fairness, I ask Members to be quiet and respectful.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I ask Members to allow Senator Mullen finish.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Senator Gavan will be able to respond in a minute.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: Can we abandon the discussion at this point?

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I ask Senator Mullen to conclude. He was given a lot of time and did very well. We are making the same arguments in circles.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: The Minister will respond later. Thank you, Senator.

Seanad: Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Committee Stage (10 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I appreciate that. I wish to make it clear to Members that because of the gravity and sensitivity of the issue, I was trying to achieve a respectful and calm debate so that it did not turn into something it should not, and we are doing our best. We are trying to achieve that. Before Senator Hoey takes the Chair, it would be in order to let Senator Gavan respond to the specific issue...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Education in Developing Countries: Discussion (8 Feb 2022)

Joe O'Reilly: I thank the Chairman and Deputy Brady for facilitating me. I do not have a question on the presentations as such, which were very clear, but I want to acknowledge and express my appreciation and admiration for the work our guests do, both collectively and individually. It is a valid point to make that while there is an absence of opportunity generally, it is a particular problem for young...