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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health: Dr. Anthony McCarthy, National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street (8 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: My follow-up question arises from Dr. McCarthy's public comments during the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill. One of his comments was why would any woman want to put herself through the process of having to go before a panel and almost have their mental health questioned. If we were to get to a position where we had a more liberal regime for terminations, where mental health was one...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health: Dr. Anthony McCarthy, National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street (8 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Could it have a more negative impact on her?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: The letter was read out at approximately 3.30 p.m. This is a joke and I am starting to lose my temper.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Business of Joint Committee (8 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: At 3.30 p.m., while the committee was sitting, the Senator went outside to speak to the media about this issue. He undermines the Chair at every opportunity.

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Advertising Regulation (8 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 196. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the fact that television service providers based and operating here are broadcasting recruitment advertisements for armed forces outside the State (details supplied); the steps he will take to ensure that persons here are not subject to the recruitment drives of other States' armed...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Public Services Card (7 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 553. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if he or officials in his Department have had discussions regarding the public services card; if so, the detail of those discussions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47008/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Public Services Card (7 Nov 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 1185. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the process for persons to receive a copy of information encoded on their public services card. [45783/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Mesmerised.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: The Deputy mesmerised me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I cannot withdraw from the fact that the Deputy mesmerised me with his contribution.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Mental Health of Pregnant Women: Professor Veronica O'Keane (25 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I said Deputy Mattie McGrath mesmerised me.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination Arising From Rape: Mr. Tom O'Malley, NUI Galway; Dublin Rape Crisis Centre; and Dr. Maeve Eogan, Rotunda Hospital (25 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Like Deputy Coppinger, I considered the situation in other countries. I found only eight countries that require a judicial authorisation for abortion and they are Zimbabwe, Eritrea, Namibia, Rwanda, Bolivia, Panama, Georgia and Macedonia. Several other countries, such as Mauritius, Hong Kong, Uruguay and Colombia, require police certification. Members can extrapolate their own conclusions...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination Arising From Rape: Mr. Tom O'Malley, NUI Galway; Dublin Rape Crisis Centre; and Dr. Maeve Eogan, Rotunda Hospital (25 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: It could be a reason for people not to report it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination Arising From Rape: Mr. Tom O'Malley, NUI Galway; Dublin Rape Crisis Centre; and Dr. Maeve Eogan, Rotunda Hospital (25 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I am somewhat hesitant to ask the next question but I need to know the answer to it. If legislation is brought in that allows terminations solely on the grounds of rape or incest and does not allow for freely available abortion in the first trimester but the issue of decriminalisation of abortion is not dealt with, could a woman who obtains a termination on rape grounds be liable to be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination Arising From Rape: Mr. Tom O'Malley, NUI Galway; Dublin Rape Crisis Centre; and Dr. Maeve Eogan, Rotunda Hospital (25 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: I asked in respect of a woman who had obtained a termination------

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination Arising From Rape: Mr. Tom O'Malley, NUI Galway; Dublin Rape Crisis Centre; and Dr. Maeve Eogan, Rotunda Hospital (25 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: Would it be possible to draft such legislation in view of the complexities that have been discussed today?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Termination Arising From Rape: Mr. Tom O'Malley, NUI Galway; Dublin Rape Crisis Centre; and Dr. Maeve Eogan, Rotunda Hospital (25 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: And the more likely it is to fail the women we are trying to help.

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Credits (24 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 24. To ask the Minister for Finance the reason no changes have been made to the research and development credit in view of concerns regarding its runaway nature and its concentration among very few large companies. [44719/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Property Tax Administration (24 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: 37. To ask the Minister for Finance his plans to prevent dramatic increases in the local property tax in 2019. [44718/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Risks to Health, Including Physical Health, of Pregnant Women: Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Dr. Peter Boylan and Dr. Meabh Ní Bhuinneáin (18 Oct 2017)

Jonathan O'Brien: This is really a straightforward "Yes" or "No" question. During the debate on the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill, the legislation was described at the time as being necessary to provide certainty to the legal profession as to when terminations could be carried out. In my opinion, we, as legislators, failed to do that with that legislation. Not only did we fail the medical...