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Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (12 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 504. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the payments that are excluded from benefitting from the Christmas bonus; the way in which her Department advises persons that may expect the payment but are not due to receive it; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52754/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Social Welfare Schemes (12 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 507. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if the criteria of the yearly bonus payment for those on a long term payment is classed at 15 months or 455 days as opposed to 12 months; the date on which it changed; the rationale for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52807/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Charges (13 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 149. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the charging of persons with haemochromatosis requiring venesection in certain hospital groups (details supplied); his plans to issue an instruction regarding ceasing the charge being imposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53265/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: JobPath Data (13 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 236. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection if she will provide the original request for tenders for the JobPath scheme; the number of persons that were part of the process; if the tender was published on etenders; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53273/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I do not think everyone understands the process, in particular those who have not been part of it and those who do not understand Dáil and legal procedures. Essentially, the legislation will not be put to the people unless the referendum is carried. That will be down to the public. The legislation would just be to give an indication of what might follow. We should include in the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I understand that motion 9 is in this grouping. It is not terribly different from the composite motion proposed by Deputy O'Connell. The only difference is that not just legislation would be required, but also regulation through the Medical Council and An Bord Altranais. If this composite motion is accepted, we should also recognise that there cannot be a delay in receiving medical...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Is the point I made on the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland and the Medical Council noted and articulated in the report?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I do not think there is a need to do anything more than that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Science does not stand still. If the licensing period is ten weeks, we have got to future-proof to some degree, even if there is a doubt about that. We are conflating issues. I had a motion, 27, stating termination of pregnancy should be lawful with no restriction as to reason, up to a gestational limit of 12 weeks. That was to capture quite a lot of factors. I had another amendment on...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I know but I am not sure that putting the various aspects together is the best way to achieve our objective. The clinical approach is a better one. There will be primary care centres that may well have nurses prescribing who are educated to degree level. We have got to capture that and not overly restrict what can be done. I take the point that is being made. The witnesses from Holland...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: First, often the abnormalities in question will present late in a pregnancy and involve small numbers. These are extreme situations in which people find themselves and are very unexpected. On most occasions, it is even more distressing because it involves a baby who was wanted and all the positive things that go with that. The Citizens' Assembly was straightforward. I do not have an...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Some do not get them at all.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I supported the previous proposal, "That the committee recommends that a termination of pregnancy be lawful where there is a serious risk to the mental health of the woman", whereas this proposal also states "that socio-economic considerations be taken into consideration in this regard". I am comfortable with the previous one but I have a difficulty with this one in that I think it is moving...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: Yes. Mine is covered with the other one and I am happy with that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I have tabled motions. 34 and 35 mainly because we are looking to protect women from fairly unscrupulous people. It is to say what are the set of circumstances. It probably does not cover one particular group. I certainly would not want to see people who end up taking medication being criminalised either. However, we have got to position this within the context of health care.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I see it in a different way entirely. I see it in a way where we are recommending a range of changes. What are the scenarios where one makes that legal and how does one protect both women and doctors, mainly from somebody, for instance, who has been struck off the medical register, setting up and being in an unregulated environment that becomes a risk to the woman? It is the kind of thing...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I agree.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I wish to clarify something. That never had any bearing on it. It is a question of the circumstances and the location involved. That is a disingenuous way of reading it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport, Tourism and Sport: Accessibility of Public Transport for People with Disabilities: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: I apologise to the committee and our guests, but I am on another committee which I have to attend. I will read the transcripts and we will pick up on this again.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: VAT Rate Application (14 Dec 2017)

Catherine Murphy: 66. To ask the Minister for Finance the way in which VAT is calculated on unredeemed gift vouchers; if a calculation has been done on VAT foregone; if so, the amount for 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53530/17]