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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Update on Health Affairs: Discussion with Minister for Health and HSE (23 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Yesterday, together with other Members of the Oireachtas, members of the joint committee had a meeting with the Happy New Ear campaign on cochlear implantation. At present, the number of such implantations stands at 90 patients per year and the annual budget in Beaumont Hospital for this service, inclusive of implants, is more than €4 million. Last year, 48 adults and 42 children...

Houses of the Oireachtas (Inquiries, Privileges and Procedures) Bill 2013: Second Stage (22 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: This Bill aims to develop a comprehensive statutory framework for the conduct of inquiries by the Oireachtas. It arises as a result of the Abbeylara judgment, the rejected 2011 referendum and surrounding commentary, a report by the Committee of Public Accounts on the preliminary framework for the Oireachtas inquiry into the domestic banking crisis, as well as the Callely case which awaits a...

Order of Business (22 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: When does the Tánaiste expect the publication of the family law Bill, which is to make provision for pension adjustments in the context of separation agreements and certain other reforms in family law, and the criminal procedure Bill, which is to provide for the reform of pre-trial processes?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank those present for the presentation and making themselves available today. The Supreme Court X case decision facilitates the introduction of abortion legislation but is there anything in the Constitution that makes the introduction of such legislation an obligation? Does the definition of "reasonable opinion" in head 1 give significant weight to the duty of care towards the unborn...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: First, I thank the witnesses for their attendance and presentations. I have a few questions for them. In the event of a later stage termination being carried out under head 4 at 24 weeks where there is a known high risk of disability and where the child is born disabled as a result, will the State, the HSE or the doctors be liable if the child or either parent subsequently takes a civil...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome our guests and thank them for attending. I wish to pose three questions. Will doctors and nurses who, under head 4 of the Bill, wish to have no part in abortions - either directly or indirectly - be significantly protected in the context of their professions and livelihoods? Will doctors and nurses who, under head 4, wish to have no part in abortions - either directly or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the witness and thank them for appearing before the committee. If a patient is suicidal and suffering from mental illness would that person be legally compelled to give permission for an abortion in accordance with head 4? When a patient is suicidal will the provision of full-time care, which includes close observation, reduce the risk of self-destruction to a significantly low...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: First, I want to express my gratitude to those present for attending the hearings this morning. I have just a few questions. If a patient has stated that she is suicidal but is not suffering from mental illness, what other course is available to a doctor under head 4 other than to grant permission for an abortion? What criteria will be used to make an objective judgment in the case of a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I welcome the expert witnesses. If a patient is suicidal and suffering from mental illness, will she be legally competent to give permission for an abortion in accordance with head 4 of the Bill? Where a patient is suicidal, would the provision of full-time care, which includes close observation, reduce the risk of self-destruction to a significantly low level? If a patient has stated...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Is Dr. Monaghan satisfied that the proposed legislation will provide for mandatory care of newborn children resulting from a later stage induction in order to vindicate their equal right to life under the Constitution?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Deputy Regina Doherty asked a question I was going to ask. Fair play to her. I asked all the questions I had to ask in session 3 but I will repeat one question about which many of my constituents are concerned. Are the witnesses satisfied the proposed legislation will provide for mandatory care of newly-born children resulting from later stage termination in order to vindicate their equal...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: It is doing a fine job.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I asked Dr. Coulter-Smith to explain the difference between abortion and necessary medical treatment which may result in the death of the baby.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: It related to the necessary medical treatment for the mother, which could cause an abortion.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: No, I refer to where a woman is undergoing medical treatment and she gets medication, which would cause the death of the unborn child. What is the difference in this regard? Does that happen much?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Yes.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the witnesses for making themselves available. My first question is for Dr. Boylan and Dr. Mahony. Will every effort be made to save a baby's life in every case where a pregnancy is terminated post-viability? Can Dr. Coulter-Smith explain the difference between abortion and necessary medical treatment which may result in the death of the baby? Are all three doctors satisfied that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: I thank the witnesses very much for making themselves available. My first question is whether doctors and nurses who wish to have no part in abortions under head 4, either directly or indirectly, will be protected in their profession and livelihood? In the case of a patient who is suicidal but not mentally ill, is it ethical for a doctor to decide to end the life of one patient –...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: Over the past number of weeks both I and my constituency office have been completely inundated with questions and queries about this debate. As an elected representative of my constituency, I have given an undertaking to my constituents that I would raise their questions at this committee. Accordingly, the questions I am about to ask are on behalf of the people of Louth and east Meath. I...

Taxi Regulation Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (16 May 2013)

Peter Fitzpatrick: This Taxi Regulation Bill is the most comprehensive piece of legislation for the taxi sector in the history of the State. It replaces the previous 2003 Act, which was produced in a hurry following a court case and ignored by Fianna Fáil for almost ten years. Until now, consumers could not distinguish between taxi drivers adhering to the professional standards and those who did not do...