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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I should point out that it has not taken the death of a miscarrying woman to bring us here. Perhaps that was an incorrect statement. I propose that we hear from Rabbi Zalman Lent when he arrives. Is that agreed? Agreed. Members have 60 minutes to ask questions. I ask members to be brief and direct their questions to the relevant church person or member of Atheist Ireland.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Please speak into the microphone.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Thank you, Fr. Bartlett.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I welcome Rabbi Lent to the meeting and apologise for any confusion as to time. He may make his presentation now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I remind members that 11 of their number have indicated they want to speak. Members should be brief in asking a question and directing it to a particular church or the atheist organisation. If a question has already been asked, I ask members not to repeat it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I think the Deputy means Bishop Jones.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Bishop Smith is the Deputy's Bishop.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: He did well with Hector the other night.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: That is outside of our remit. However, we will take note of the question. As 20 minutes remain in this segment of the meeting I ask the witnesses to focus on the questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: It is not relevant.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Dr. Jackson should not take Senator Crown's bait.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The 60 minute time limit for questions from members of the joint committee has elapsed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We will come back to that during the questions and answers session. As there are only 20 minutes available during which non-members of the committee may put questions and nine members have indicated I must ask them to be brief. I call Deputy Eric Byrne.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy cannot raise that particular issue as it is currently under investigation.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I cannot allow any questions on that matter.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Deputy is getting into another realm now.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I appreciate that but the matter is not relevant to today's discussion. There is an investigation under way of that matter and I would prefer that the Deputy not discuss it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is over time.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: The Senator is being unfair to other members. I call Deputy Michael Creed.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: On a point of clarification, the church is made up of both men and women. I call Senator White.