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Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: Further savings could be made if some money was released back.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: I wish to comment on subhead E. As the Chairman will know, I flagged an issue when we set the agenda for today's meeting. I refer to the EU directive on cross-border treatments, which is under the remit of refunds from the member states of the European Community. The directive will kick in from 25 October and potentially has great implications for the health service for this year and,...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (10 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: I wish to record my objection to that because I do not believe we have given appropriate consideration to the Revised Estimates. I hope that the House as a whole will object to them.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (10 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: It can be only voted on by the House.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Message to Dáil (10 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: I had flagged the issue I wished to raise here today a long time ago. It was agreed by the sub-committee that we would discuss it.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: I accept the point the Minister made in regard to the amendments before us. I refer to some earlier comments. On the issue of incest, will the Minister use his good office to close off the 18 year loophole that exists in respect of the law on incest, which dates from 1908? This means a mother may get a maximum sentence of only seven years. That needs to be increased, as for a man,...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: I wish to speak to my amendment No. 15. It deals with an issue that we discussed on Committee Stage, the genuine concerns raised by Members on all sides of the House about the possibility of late-term abortions. I tabled an amendment on this issue on Committee Stage and the Minister rightly said that we could not proceed with that amendment. I have put forward an alternative which would...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: Will the Minister clarify one comment which he made before? I presume it is not intended to be misleading, but he has said the law provides that all efforts must be made to sustain life outside the womb. I accept that and the Constitution is crystal clear on this point, which no one disputes. The problem I have relates to a foetus that is potentially viable outside the womb and that could...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: I move amendment No 15:In page 6, line 8, after “treatment” to insert the following:“where the medical treatment employed shall not impede all efforts to sustain the life of the unborn which is potentially viable outside the womb”.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: I support Deputy Róisín Shortall's comments regarding term limits. Provision in that regard is the very minimum that is required in terms of amending the legislation. I noted the Minister's response to my comments regarding late-term abortions. The difficulty, however, is that the legislation does provide for early inductions and early terminations based on induction. Deputy...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: That is not the determination the Leas-Cheann Comhairle gave us earlier. The Leas-Cheann Comhairle gave a different interpretation. He said that when we spoke to the amendment, it was moved automatically.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: That was the interpretation the Leas-Cheann Comhairle gave earlier.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: I move amendment No. 28:In page 8, to delete lines 14 to 19 and substitute the following:“(3) The Minister shall make regulations to provide for the procedures to be employed where a pregnant woman is unable to give informed consent. (4) The Minister shall not make regulations under this Act without it being laid before and approved by each House of the Oireachtas.”.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: I move amendment No. 32:In page 8, to delete lines 30 to 35, to delete page 9, and in page 10, to delete lines 1 to 39 and substitute the following:“7. (1) It shall be lawful to carry out a medical procedure in respect of a pregnant woman in accordance with this section in the course of which, an unborn human life is ended where--(a) the medical procedure is carried out in accordance...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: I noted the Minister's comments on the issue of conscientious objection, an issue we raised on Committee Stage. I questioned this issue on Committee Stage and the Minister gave the clarification that he has just given to the House. On foot of that, I contacted the INMO on this issue and, on foot of that, I tabled amendment No. 138. The INMO has a different perspective on this. It has had...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: I move amendment No. 91:In page 11, lines 21 and 22, to delete ", in addition to appointing medical practitioners duly identified by it for appointment to the review panel,".Amendments Nos. 91 and 94 deal with issues discussed on Committee Stage. The legislation as currently drafted puts the cart before the horse. The Minister is requesting that the HSE make up a list of at least ten...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: I am genuinely disappointed because my first two amendments do not change the thrust of the section. All I am saying is that the priority should be first on the colleges rather than the executive. We had this argument on Committee Stage and I am not going to repeat it. I am disappointed that the Minister has not accepted it. The other two amendments highlight the farcical situation here....

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: The Minister of State should read the legislation. This is in subsection (1):The pregnant woman shall be entitled to be heard by the review committee and, where the woman or a person acting on her behalf informs the committee that she wishes to be heard, the committee shall make such arrangements as may be necessary in order to hear the woman or a person acting on her behalf.The fact that it...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: I thank the Minister for re-wording his response. The Official Report will show that when he read it out first he did not say "and" he said "or". As he will note, line 18 of the Bill does not use the word "and". All I am looking for is that the word "and" be put in so that it is stated in the legislation that the woman has a right to bring an advocate with her. It is a very basic...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Denis Naughten: I move amendment No. 94:In page 11, to delete lines 28 and 29.