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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: May I make the point-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: With respect, may I just make the point-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: -----that our remit is not the college. This is the Joint Committee on Health and Children and we are not dealing with what the college does or how it does its business. That is not within our remit.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: No, it does not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: No, I am not taking it. The Senator will be coming in shortly.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: You may go ahead.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Okay; I accept that as a fair point. However, if you do not mind, I would prefer if we did not get involved in the politics of the college.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: While I know you wish to draw us into that controversy, I do not.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I know, but I would prefer if we simply dealt with the heads of the Bill.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I know and understand that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: All I wish to do is to protect the joint committee from becoming involved in the issue which has no bearing for us at all.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: In the interest of fairness, Dr. McCabe may go ahead.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: For the information of Deputy Timmins, I draw his attention to page 4.2 of the written submission of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland. It states that the submission re the heads of the Bill has been agreed by the council, the elected decision-making body of the College of Psychiatrists of Ireland. It states that in a college with more than 864 members there would be a wide range of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Ten minutes remain in the session and five members have indicated. Unfortunately, they will not all get to speak. I ask speakers to be brief to help facilitate all five members to speak. That would be appreciated. First, I call Senator Bradford and Deputy Mathews, in that order.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Senator Bradford for being brief. It would be great if Deputy Mathews could be equally brief.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We are dealing with the heads of the Bill.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We are not discussing the Taoiseach’s diary.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Does Deputy Mathews have a question?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I would appreciate it if Senator Mullen could be equally brief.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: To clarify, we do not have legislation yet, we have the heads of a Bill.