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- Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)
Mattie McGrath: Ruthless.
- Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)
Mattie McGrath: Spread the damage. Try to say we are trying to force any pregnant woman to see an ultrasound.
- Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)
Mattie McGrath: We are merely asking that ultrasounds be offered and be taken and that any professional standards be maintained. Dr. Boylan, who was quoted, has been appointed as a lead on this whole matter. I would love to know what kind of a contract he has and what kind of remuneration he is on because this is a very lucrative position.
- Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)
Mattie McGrath: It is; he mentioned Dr. Boylan.
- Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)
Mattie McGrath: It is. Dr. Boylan is rolled out as the lead-----
- Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)
Mattie McGrath: They are being wasted now. I will not be repetitive but am just saying the Minister knows of a situation in Clonmel. He visited a medical practice that wanted to provide ultrasound services for the people of south Tipperary and west Waterford and gave eight months to discussing it. After the Minister's intervention and many senior meetings, hey presto, they rang me on Friday evening and...
- Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)
Mattie McGrath: They got an offer to enable them to provide what the Minister should be doing, namely, provide for the people who are on a waiting list for six months and clogging up the accident and emergency departments in South Tipperary General Hospital and University Hospital Waterford. After eight days, the contract was pulled. The Minister told me himself when I chatted to him privately and publicly...
- Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)
Mattie McGrath: There was talk about money and leaving people go blind or to leave the hips go. We are not like that at all. We are compassionate people and have compassion for everybody. As for those appalling messes over which the Minister is presiding in the HSE, it gets worse by the hour. We want the Minister to make some effort on that and to have some impact but he is unable to do it. If he had...
- Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)
Mattie McGrath: It does not say that anywhere. The Minister can nod all he likes but it does not.
- Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)
Mattie McGrath: The Deputy has not been here.
- Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)
Mattie McGrath: She does not believe in that.
- Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I want to put on the record that we tabled fewer than 20 amendments out of 66. In the debate at the Select Committee on Health, we tabled one sixth of the total amendments. It is factually incorrect to say all of us spoke for seven minutes and then two minutes. I would like the House to be aware of that and the record to be corrected, but I do not think it will happen. As Deputy...
- Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)
Mattie McGrath: Can I continue? We have more of it here, a Cheann Comhairle. Where is the democracy? I appeal to the Ceann Comhairle. An offer will be made to the woman to view the ultrasound image and to listen to the heartbeat. If that is impossible for some people, we do not want to be cruel about that. I was present when my wife gave birth to all my babies and it was wonderful to hear the heartbeat...
- Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)
Mattie McGrath: If Deputy O'Connell had been here when we were talking about it, she would know that but she has been in and out tweeting, doing media interviews or whatever else.
- Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)
Mattie McGrath: If she was here, she would have heard it.
- Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)
Mattie McGrath: Can I finish?
- Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)
Mattie McGrath: Can I finish, without interruption?
- Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I said the Deputy left the Chamber and, therefore, she did not hear our contributions.
- Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)
Mattie McGrath: I could say other places as well.
- Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)
Mattie McGrath: She is looking for headlines again.