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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: One Day More (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I appreciate that. Ms McDermott stated that she is opposed to the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: One Day More (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: The Act allows terminations where there is substantial risk to the life of the mother. Is Ms McDermott opposed to terminations in those circumstances?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: One Day More (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: What about where there is a risk to the life of the mother?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: One Day More (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: What about the risk to the life of a mother through suicide?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: One Day More (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: My final questions relate to the right to travel, which is the 13th amendment to the Constitution, and the right to information, which is the 14th amendment. Does Ms McDermott agree with them?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: One Day More (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Are we not preventing people from doing what they want by forcing them to get on a boat and go abroad to get a termination?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: One Day More (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: It is a choice they do not have here.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: One Day More (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Ms McDermott says "we do not believe". I am sure that is the case for her but every expert medical opinion that has been presented before the committee would disagree with that analysis.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: One Day More (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I am sure Ms McDermott has no regrets about the decision she made and had support from her partner or husband and family at the time. Will she try to put herself in the position of a very vulnerable young woman who may have had the same or similar diagnosis? Could Ms McDermott understand if that woman made a different decision and accessed a termination? One of the questions that has been...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: One Day More (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Those would be abortions they are not allowed to have in this State.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: One Day More (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: It does.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: One Day More (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: It does if a woman does not have the money and has to go to a moneylender or get into the height of debt. There may be shame and stigma and family members may not know. It makes a difference to those women.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: One Day More (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I put it to Ms McDermott that the shame and stigma arises because of how the State treats women through its health care.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: One Day More (Resumed) (22 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: It is not. It is an attempt to clarify a matter.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I will be very brief, as I have to attend another meeting in ten minutes. That is the nature of this place, unfortunately. I welcome the presentations and I will return, hopefully in time to hear Insurance Ireland presenting before the committee. It sent in its opening speech. I do not know whether the witnesses have had the opportunity to read it, but it is interesting because for the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I agree with this analysis and it is something we have spoken about. I know of Mr. Buckley's personal experiences and the difficulties he has had in Cork. It is interesting that just before Insurance Ireland comes before the committee on the back of the Flood Insurance Bill it is admitting that demountable defences offer the same protection but putting in the caveat of human intervention....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: It will come as no surprise to the witnesses that those in the insurance industry are saying that the memorandum of understanding is working perfectly and that they are quite happy with it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: That is the model we need to continue to-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Businesses in Cork, which had flood insurance that was withdrawn following the flooding, borrowed significant amounts of money and put themselves into substantial debt and were then flooded again. As a representative of the Cork Business Association, is it Mr. O'Connell's view that we are going to spend €150 million on flood defences-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, and Taoiseach: Scrutiny of the Flood Insurance Bill 2016 (23 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: -----in Cork city, but that businesses will still not be able to access flood insurance unless Deputy Michael McGrath's Bill is passed?