Results 21,941-21,960 of 40,550 for speaker:Joan Burton
- Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2012)
Joan Burton: -----the staff would move to prevent, if possible, the miscarriage in order that the baby could be carried successfully to term. The normal practice, as I and most women would understand it-----
- Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2012)
Joan Burton: -----is that at a certain point there would be a dilation and curettage, D and C, procedure. Incidentally, the reason for that-----
- Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2012)
Joan Burton: -----would be that the family would be able to go on to have further children. It is important from a health and safety point of view that we have an answer and get an explanation as expeditiously as possible as to what happened, in order that women are not further endangered in any way. The women of Ireland, as well as the Halappanavar family, are owed both that explanation and the...
- Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2012)
Joan Burton: In response to the Deputy, I do not believe the adversarial tone is appropriate.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2012)
Joan Burton: I have doubts that the Deputy's suggestion that this should be a full independent commission of inquiry, with a heavy input of lawyers on all sides, is exactly what this country needs at this point. I remind him that when Mr. Justice Moriarty entered in good faith into his inquiry-----
- Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2012)
Joan Burton: -----he stated it would take place within 12 months.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2012)
Joan Burton: The Government has moved in this regard. The important issue here is women's health, not politics. I hope the Deputy will accept that I and other women have a direct interest in this and that I say what I do out of personal conviction that there are young women going into hospital today, this week and next week and I want to know they are safe-----
- Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2012)
Joan Burton: -----and that what has happened will not happen again.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2012)
Joan Burton: I acknowledge the Deputy's interest in this regard. Mr. Halappanavar took the very brave decision to go public and it is as a consequence of that decision that we know what we know now. He is to be congratulated for doing that.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2012)
Joan Burton: However, it must now be established, as quickly as possible, whether there are procedures in that hospital that in any way endanger the life and the health of women. We need to know that and I put it to the Deputy that we need to know this as expeditiously as possible for the women of Ireland.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2012)
Joan Burton: Every effort will be made by the Government to do everything we can to support Savita's husband in his understandable and deep grief. We heard him speak last night. I do not think anybody who heard him speak could fail to be moved by what he said. The Deputy acknowledged himself, however, that the hospital and the HSE must know what happened in order that they can ensure immediately there...
- Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2012)
Joan Burton: On numerous occasions - both when the Deputy's party was in government and since this Government was formed - we have also had ministerial inquiries. If the Deputy wants to go the road of a full tribunal he is really talking-----
- Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2012)
Joan Burton: The Deputy referred to a commission of inquiry.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2012)
Joan Burton: We need to focus on the safety and welfare of women.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2012)
Joan Burton: In that context anybody who is responsible for running an institution like a hospital, has a responsibility to find out as quickly as possible, if only on health and safety grounds, if something needs to be done or amended to increase the safety and protection of women who are in delivery, have gone into hospital in the context of a miscarriage or who are otherwise being cared for in the...
- Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2012)
Joan Burton: There are two important issues here. The first is whatever comfort and support this State and the Government can offer to Mr. Halappanavar and his family. The second is his dignity, his willingness to speak despite his appalling grief, the way he expressed himself and his courteous references to Ireland and Irish institutions. He is to be commended on all that and he appears to be a deeply...
- Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2012)
Joan Burton: First, I read and heard the comments made by Uachtarán na hÉireann. They were considerate, thoughtful-----
- Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2012)
Joan Burton: -----reflective and humane.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2012)
Joan Burton: The spokesperson raised the issue.
- Leaders' Questions (22 Nov 2012)
Joan Burton: That is all I wish to say about the President's comment.