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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Given that the Department of Education and Skills is looking at relationships education and mental health, these are surely affected by the failure to be able to have a baby naturally or to adopt it, so is it reasonable to ask what the Department of Education and Skills is proposing to do to teach students how adoption is a positive alternative to abortion? That is where I am coming from....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: The reason I am asking Ms Egan is because the Department educates a lot of students. What I am trying to say is that adoption would be a good and safe alternative. I cannot understand why the Department has not put forward adoption. To me, it is a good proposal. Why is it not there? Will it be there going forward?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: When we are talking about abortion, we are talking about the ending of a baby's life. We saw earlier today that more than 190,000 babies lose their lives through abortion every year in the UK. In the context of relationship education, are students taught about the development of the baby in the womb? For example, are they taught that the baby's heart starts beating at just three weeks in...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: In fairness, they are taught about contraceptives and I think it is very important that they actually know the facts, such as the fact that the baby's heart starts beating after three weeks, in order that they are educated about that. Will the witnesses elaborate on that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: That is a very-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Discussion (29 Nov 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: That is one of the best answers I have received so far since I joined this committee. It is so important that we educate our children and students. Will the Department have a look at adoption? It is very important. The Department has a massive catchment area and I think it is a preference instead of having an abortion. I thank the witnesses.

Questions on Promised Legislation (30 Nov 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: There is no national database of claims, which makes claims harder to track. The Government working group on the cost of insurance is trying to recommend that data protection legislation be amended to allow names to be shared in a national claim database. This is already operating in other jurisdictions. Insurance fraud adds €50 to the average motor insurance premium, and an...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products Supply (30 Nov 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 168. To ask the Minister for Health if the HSE quota of the dispensary of medical stockings can be raised from two to four in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51372/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the witnesses from the Department of Health and the HSE here today. Today, the witnesses have talked a lot about the health of mothers and babies. I agree with them that doctors in this country do a tremendous job. However, I believe we can improve the services that are offered. I cannot see how abortion will improve the situation. It certainly does not improve the health of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I note that abortion already happens under the 2013 Act. How do the witnesses feel about the evidence given to the committee yesterday? Dr. Thompson from the UK talked about how one would have to give two injections to a baby in the womb to end his or her life and as late as eight months' gestation. Do the witnesses think this is something we should train our doctors to do? I always talk...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Is Dr. Holohan familiar with the injections that end the life of the unborn child?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Can Dr. Holohan describe the procedure?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Does anyone from the HSE or the Department have such expertise?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: As late as eight months, two injections can be administered to end the life of an unborn child. To me, that sounds very cruel.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Reference was made to the funding of abortion if the eighth amendment is repealed. We know that increased resources would help to alleviate some of the pressures on the health system in Ireland. I am very concerned that public moneys would fund abortions that end the lives of babies instead of going towards something that would help us save a life. Let me give one example. Yesterday, we...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Chairperson, I was a member of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children and I recall the witnesses attending committee meetings. They repeatedly asked for money and stated how they could not keep the system going. Money is very tight at the moment but there are many good people and charities that want to help people with a disability live their full term of life. I asked a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: If I am not mistaken, I think the Chairman said maybe that question could be asked today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: What alternatives are the Department and the HSE giving people? I would like to withdraw my comment about contraceptives ending baby's life.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE (30 Nov 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Are the Department of Health and the HSE doing their best to inform people who have crisis pregnancies that all alternatives are being considered?

Written Answers — Department of Defence: Commemorative Medals (5 Dec 2017)

Peter Fitzpatrick: 539. To ask the Taoiseach and Minister for Defence the reason former members of the Defence Forces did not receive a centenary medal to commemorate the 1916 Rising; if the medal will be awarded to persons that served within the centenary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51511/17]