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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)

Lisa Chambers: I do not wish to cut across anybody. In relation to the GP-led service, I have no major difficulty with including a reference to a medical doctor but the reason the motion is drafted in this way is in recognition and acceptance of the fact that people are ordering medical abortion pills online. As Deputy Kelleher stated, they are being delivered by An Post in this jurisdiction. That is...

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)

Lisa Chambers: On a point of order, that is not what it is about; that is the Senator's interpretation. I reject outright the use of the term "abortion on demand" and the statement that our motion here suggests it.

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)

Lisa Chambers: Again, on a point of order, that is the Senator's interpretation.

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)

Lisa Chambers: I will be very brief. Certainly the evidence to committee-----

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)

Lisa Chambers: The motion is to ask that the committee recommend that in circumstances of fatal foetal abnormality and a diagnosis of same by a medical team, the family affected be shown a compassionate approach. Evidence before the committee included a harrowing account of the legal situation that families find themselves in, where an individual spoke about suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder...

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)

Lisa Chambers: Just to respond to the suggestion about two doctors. This amendment does not preclude that happening. What we are saying is that we will not be deciding but for the Legislature to decide who will make the recommendation and how it will work in practice. We are indicating and making recommendations. It is guidance. That is why it is left without being too specific because we do not know...

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)

Lisa Chambers: As I indicated previously, the previous motion 18 deals with the gestational limit and access up to 12 weeks. I cannot support the suggestion that we would go beyond 12 weeks on socio-economic grounds. I think the motion as it stands, or as it is proposed that it be amended, is seeking to go further. I wanted to put that on the record.

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)

Lisa Chambers: Are we now voting on reason 13?

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)

Lisa Chambers: As Deputy Daly has pointed out, the Citizens' Assembly voted for reasons first and then limits afterwards but we have done things a little differently. To clarify, will we be supporting reason 13 but in the context of our earlier motion 18?

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)

Lisa Chambers: I wanted to clarify the matter as it could be misconstrued.

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)

Lisa Chambers: That is what I understood we were voting 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)

Lisa Chambers: That is a proposal. 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)

Lisa Chambers: That is not the intention 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)

Lisa Chambers: I have been indicating.

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)

Lisa Chambers: Motion 37-----

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)

Lisa Chambers: Motion 37, the motion submitted by myself, Deputy Kelleher, and Deputy O'Sullivan specifically deals with decriminalisation of the role of women. That is the area we were focusing on and it is purposely drafted so as to avoid allowing free rein to pop-up clinics or rogue doctors or abusive partners. We are not removing them from the full sanction of the law. However, we are removing 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)

Lisa Chambers: I wish to clarify a point. There seem to be some words missing. Nothing much turns on it, but the motion should read:That the committee acknowledges that in over 50% of cases of unplanned or crisis pregnancies some form of contraception was being used and failed. Notwithstanding this, it is still of the view that this is an area where we can do work to reduce the overall number of...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Stations (14 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 620. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Castlebar train station is to become an unmanned station; and if so, the date of same. [53606/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Stations (14 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 621. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the staffing levels at Castlebar train station; his plans to reduce staff numbers; and the staff positions that will be made redundant. [53607/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Railway Stations (14 Dec 2017)

Lisa Chambers: 622. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport his plans to remove the station manager from Castlebar train station. [53608/17]