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Public Service Pay and Pensions Bill 2017: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Can we have an indication when the Bill is coming back as it is not scheduled for the rest of the week?

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Sector Pay (5 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 162. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the projected cost of public sector pay for the two years after the new deal expires in 2020. [51462/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Television Licence Fee Yield (5 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 423. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the way in which revenue generated from the television licence fee is spent. [51423/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Radio Broadcasting (5 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 424. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the number of community radio stations operating during 2017; and the names of these stations. [51424/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: At the outset, I wish to commend you, Chairman, on your chairing of the committee. I thank all the witnesses, regardless of whether they had a particular viewpoint or no viewpoint and regardless of whether they were giving factual information to the committee. All of it was valuable in shaping my opinion and in respect of the outcomes of the committee. Everyone has given a review of the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I think in all cases it is a matter for the medical profession. I do not believe we should put gestational timeframes into primary legislation. That is the first proposal I will put forward. I will put it to the committee as an amendment and I hope it will be included in our votes next week as an option. The second point relates to module 1. We have to give some recognition to the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: We then deal with ballot paper 3, which is the option chosen by the Citizens' Assembly, which is that there would be a constitutional provision giving the Oireachtas the power to legislate. If that is not acceptable we then move to deal with the next option on the paper. That is the way that the Citizens' Assembly did its work. I am proposing that this is how the committee would do its...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I have no issue with that. I am just giving notice that we will be putting a formal proposal before the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I am making the proposal now but I am not expecting it to be voted on now. I am merely indicating to the committee that this is how we propose to proceed next week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: We will be making two proposals. I have outlined the proposal in regard to module 1. In regard to module 2, we will be seeking an additional option on the ballot paper, which is that gestational timeframes are not dealt with in primary legislation but are dealt with in secondary legislation in consultation with the medical profession. We will submit these two proposals to the committee...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Senator Mullen made an allegation members of this committee were members of an organisation which took people's lives and I do not know there is anyone on this committee-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: The Senator did.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: There is a procedure for doing it, if Senator Mullen wants to follow it. We have done it on two occasions already.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: That should be done today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: If that is not done, we will have this conversation all over again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I do not want to be back here next Wednesday for a three hour debate on what the process should be. The whole point of today was to go through it and try to decide as much as possible or at least members should give an indication of what the process is going to be next week.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: The problem is when one does not put it into stone, it tends to go off track.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: What is the process? What is the deadline for amendments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements by Committee Members on Recommendations oif Citizens' Assembly (6 Dec 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Will they have to be discussed next week prior to the meeting or will we leave it up to the clerk to decide what the process should be? How is it going to work?