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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: His proposal was X without time limits so does he now not agree with X without time limits?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (10 Jan 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I welcome the witnesses. My question is to Mr. Nugent and Ms Good. Given that we know a baby can with appropriate supports live outside the womb from 24 weeks onwards, where is the human right and respect for the foetus if the X case sets absolutely no limits in this regard and how can they, according to their ethical beliefs, justify this? Where is the compassion in that? Would they...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (9 Jan 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I thank the two witnesses for their wisdom. It is clear from Professor Binchy's response to the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights that he believes Irish law can be clarified without legislation. If so, how would we make this an adequately safe context for medical practitioners to carry out their practices and also for pregnant women in difficulty, bearing in mind that the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (9 Jan 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I thank Dr. Brady for his presentation. Does the Irish Council for Civil Liberties hold a different position on foetal abnormality as opposed to fatal foetal abnormality? I ask that for a specific reason. Medics deal in probabilities and can also get it wrong. I am very conscious of a recent meeting with a mother who had been living in the UK. As I recall how she described it to me, when...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I thank the witnesses for their forthright and helpful information. Can we get some more specifics about the cases that Professor McAuliffe had to refer to Britain as a result of the lack of legal clarity in the Republic of Ireland? What are the circumstances surrounding them? This could be helpful when we are framing the legislation because information could help us to narrow down and...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I have one question for Dr. McCaffrey. She referred to consultations with many of her colleagues around the country, who between them have approximately 280 years of experience and stated that in this regard she was unable to identify any consultant who had met a woman citing suicidal ideation as her reason for wanting to terminate her pregnancy. Given many of those consulted have also...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland (8 Jan 2013)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I thank the witnesses for their clarity. Dr. Mahony referred to the legal uncertainty in the narrow, rare situations in which mothers' lives may be saved by terminations. We must frame legislation. What should be the parameters of this space, the narrow, rare situation that Dr. Mahony described, and how might we describe it in legislation in a way that would be helpful to medics? Dr....

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (20 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister has stated the onus is on the local authority to write a cheque to the Revenue Commissioners. Is not likely that the local authority will use the proceeds from the property tax it will take in from others to pay this bill? Will this not just amount to a paper exercise, or does this matter? I like the point that houses for older people in voluntary housing associations will be...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (20 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Will all those involved in the homes for the elderly scheme be exempt or only those above a certain age? It is very good that the Minister will exempt housing for those with special needs and there will be much support for this.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (20 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: The Minister has stated the onus is on the local authority to write a cheque to the Revenue Commissioners. Is not likely that the local authority will use the proceeds from the property tax it will take in from others to pay this bill? Will this not just amount to a paper exercise, or does this matter? I like the point that houses for older people in voluntary housing associations will be...

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (20 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Will all those involved in the homes for the elderly scheme be exempt or only those above a certain age? It is very good that the Minister will exempt housing for those with special needs and there will be much support for this.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (20 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Property tax on the family home is a new departure for us in Ireland. I am conscious that the amendment Senator Barrett has put forward-----

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) Bill 2012: Committee Stage (20 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am speaking on the amendment. Does the Minister envisage any situation where the family home could be repossessed in the event of non-payment of property tax? Surely deferral schemes are there to prevent that happening. Will the Minister clarify whether he envisages the home being repossessed in situations where the property tax has not been paid for some time? Will that happen, given...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Fifth Stage (20 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: These have been a difficult few days, which reflects where we are at. We are in a terrible financial position. While confidence is improving, as are our international standing and reputation, Ireland continues to be a programme country, which is reflected in the deficit. We are making decisions today which are the result of bad decisions made in the past. These are the facts. We are...

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Report Stage (20 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Thank you.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Report Stage (20 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: Sure. I am speaking about the Social Welfare Bill and what I have learned and gained from listening to everybody in the House.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Report Stage (20 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am saying to the Minister that we should do our business differently in the future in order that everyone will not be up in arms in the final moments when it is so difficult to change things. If we do not do things differently, we will never do things any better than we are currently.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Report Stage (20 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: This is a difficult Bill. The Government's job is to govern. We have acknowledged in the past day or two or two that we need new ways to deal with social protection.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Report Stage (20 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: I am speaking on the Social Welfare Bill. I wish to highlight an issue I believe has been forgotten, the welfare of farmers. I wish to raise their concerns about the issue of farm assist. Farmers are hurting. They are concerned about the income disregard and the child disregard. It fits appropriately to the Title of the Bill.

Seanad: Social Welfare Bill 2012: Report Stage (20 Dec 2012)

Fidelma Healy Eames: We did not get to this issue yesterday. This is the reason I am making the case that we need to conduct our business differently. I believe the social welfare budget should be discussed thoroughly in the future by the Joint Committee on Education and Social Protection. We need to ensure that no single group is polarised in this way.