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Seanad: Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Now.

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Dec 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I thank the Minister of State. As she has outlined, this is a very short technical Bill and we are in here every year renewing it. It is very welcome that the stamp duty on medical insurance is reducing. The measure should put money back into the pockets of the people who have health insurance next year. At a time when inflation is rising substantially the measure is very welcome. This...

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Dec 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: It is still there, but it is taken at source.

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021: Second Stage (15 Dec 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Now.

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Now.

Seanad: Health Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021: Committee and Remaining Stages (15 Dec 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Now.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: It might be useful if the Minister did outline the methodology. The process of selecting a chair is very important to the entire process. Perhaps the Minister could outline it now or at a later stage. It would reduce the number of questions later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I thank the Minister for his presentation and Ms Luddy for her contribution. We have received information that is important to the public. Many people are tuning in because they are eager to see this process commence. I wish to discuss the public consultation process further. I do not want to go over ground that has been covered but I wish to hone in on this matter because I have...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Yes, at the public consultation.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I thank Ms Luddy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I thank the Minister. I am concerned that the public consultation process might be used to try to reopen the debate that we all went through three years ago and that the views of the service users over the past couple of years will be lost. Ms Luddy has outlined that any such submission would be disregarded. I thank her for confirming it. Ms Luddy ran through the public information...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Does that include the Irish language?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: And the Minister knows I will be back knocking at his door if it does not. I just wanted to flag the inclusion of Irish as well as languages targeting migrant communities before the campaign kicked off. I would be eager that Irish not be left to one side. My next question is on the expert advisory panel. Many of my colleagues on the committee have spoken on this issue. It appears that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: The Minister stated that the chair would be appointed in early January. The tender document just went online in the past 20 minutes. It has a closing date of 18 January, so the appointment will actually be towards the end of the month. Does he hope to act upon the shortlist recommended by those within his Department and choose soon after that deadline?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: The Minister spoke about the recommendations coming from the chairperson, bringing those to the Cabinet and, if legislative changes were recommended, discussing those at Cabinet. Will he outline a timeframe within which he would envisage any legislative change appearing before the Houses of the Oireachtas?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health (8 Dec 2021)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I thank the Minister.

Seanad: Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person (Amendment) (Stalking) Bill 2021: Committee Stage (27 Jan 2022)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I echo the sentiments expressed by previous speakers. It is a good day when we see Private Members' legislation go through the House having been accepted by the Government. It reinforces the importance of this House. I commend my colleague, Senator Chambers, on all the work she has done to date. It results from her horror at hearing the stories put out by Una and Eve about their...

Seanad: Violence Against Women: Statements (27 Jan 2022)

Lorraine Clifford-Lee: We have listened to many personal testimonies. It is fair to say that as women we have all experienced violence in our lives. It is incredible that we can all say that we have been a victim of violence. That is a really stark statistic - that half the population have been victims, yet it is almost seen as something acceptable. I am pleased we are having this debate, on foot of the murder...