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Seanad: Special Olympics Ireland: Motion (17 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: The Senator's time is up.

Seanad: Special Olympics Ireland: Motion (17 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: Injury time. Please conclude as quickly as possible.

Seanad: Special Olympics Ireland: Motion (17 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: We cannot give any more time if Senators keep interrupting.

Seanad: Special Olympics Ireland: Motion (17 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: Time is limited, so I must call on Senator Moran. With all the clarifications, time has expired.

Seanad: Special Olympics Ireland: Motion (17 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: I do not need any assistance in that respect. I am stating the facts.

Seanad: Special Olympics Ireland: Motion (17 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: Please do not interrupt the Senator.

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: I second Senator Barrett's proposal to send the best wishes of the House to Nelson Mandela on his 95th birthday today. This occasion is wonderful for the world and it is being celebrated throughout the world. It is proposed in South Africa that people dedicate 67 minutes of their time today to helping others in honour of Nelson Mandela. It is a lovely gesture and I hope it will be repeated...

Seanad: Order of Business (18 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: I ask the Leader to convey the best wishes of this House in an e-mail to the former President of South Africa for a very happy birthday and to thank him for his contribution to the human race through his work.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: We are.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: At least we have freedom of conscience.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: I concur with Senator Mooney. This section gives certainty in situations that are there at the moment. Let us be quite clear about this. I am voting against the Bill only because I have an issue with section 9. As far as I recall, section 7 or something very similar relating to the protection of the pregnant woman's treatment in hospital was in the Bill introduced in 2002 by the former...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: That is two Government speakers.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: The amendment tabled by Senator Fidelma Healy Eames is an effort to change section 9. I do not agree with it. I have no wish to amend the section as I would prefer if the section was not in the Bill. Most of the Bill is well crafted by the Department of Health, and most people accept that. Nobody doubts the bona fides of the Department in this regard. However, this is a very important...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: Dr. Sam Coulter Smith, master of the Rotunda Hospital, a wonderful hospital, said there is no evidence to indicate that abortion prevents suicide, as did Dr. John Sheehan, consultant psychiatrist in the Mater Hospital and a lecturer in UCD. They are very eminent people. There appears to be a complete denial of the fact that section 9 will allow the abortion of a healthy child. That is what...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: I make that point because Senator Healy Eames tabled the amendment. I will not delay because others wish to speak. The architect of Britain's liberal abortion laws, Lord David Steel, has said the Irish Government will be making a mistake if it goes ahead with plans to legalise termination on the grounds of a threat of suicide. There were 185,000 abortions in England last year. Can one...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: Once that started, it continued. Let us be quite honest about this. We are talking about potential Irish boys and girls who will never experience life. That is the reality, although one can dress it up any way one wishes. I know this is a political decision. The members of the Fine Gael Party, in their hearts, did not want this Bill. They gave a commitment before the election that they...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: I have dealt with the Labour Party in the Council of Europe.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: I do not know why the Labour Party has an obsession with abortion. I cannot understand it.

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: It is not. I know, because I was in the Council of Europe when a proposal was brought forward to extend abortion on a liberal basis in Europe. Deputy Joe Costello abstained on the vote. He would not vote against it but I did and can prove it. Let us be quite honest about the matter. That has been the ideology of the Irish Labour Party for some time. That is fact and the party is proud...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)

Terry Leyden: I wish to make a final point. There is no provision in section 9 to consult the person responsible or father. We do not know the circumstances so I ask Senators not to jump to claims of rape, incest and everything else. Natural situations do arise and I will not mention the court case that is taking place. There is no regard for the person, whatever the circumstance, who is responsible...