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Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: In response to Deputy Coppinger's comment that this should never have been put into the Constitution-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: -----this was put into the Constitution in 1983 because a commitment was given by two party leaders, no longer with us, that there would be a referendum in respect of the pro-life campaign and that was inserted into the Constitution guaranteeing the right to life of the unborn. This party and the Labour Party in government was the only Government in 30 years to have the courage to legislate...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: Whether the Deputy Bríd Smith likes it or not-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: -----it is the people who put in the right to life of the unborn.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy seems to assume-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: -----that a question can be put and we can get rid of the eighth amendment but that might not happen if such a question is put. Legal structures would be required-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: -----after that were that to happen and the Deputy has not said anything about that.

Order of Business (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: It is proposed to take to take No. 5b, motion re restoration of Bills to the Order Paper; No. 5c, motion re restoration of Private Members' Bills to the Order Paper; 5d, motion re establishment of special all-party Committee on the Future of Healthcare; and 7, statements on mental health services (resumed). It is proposed, notwithstanding anything in Standing Orders, that Nos. 5band 5cshall...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: It is not for me to dispense advice as to whether or not people should go to Brazil. The Zika virus exists whether or not the Olympic Games takes place. People may wish to go on business or on holidays to a country in South America where the Zika virus exists. It is a choice they must make themselves.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: Is the Deputy asking me what happens if they go to Brazil and become pregnant in Brazil?

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Deputy asked about the Olympic Games and what advice I would give them. The Zika virus has existed there for a long time-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: The Zika virus was there long before the Olympic Games and will be there long after the Olympic Games, whether people travel to Brazil or not. I am not qualified medically to give people advice on the extent of the Zika virus. While the Deputy makes a very strong case, in 1983 the eighth amendment was introduced into the Constitution by the Irish people and it was a guarantee of the right...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: The insertion of the eighth amendment guaranteeing the right to life of the unborn was endorsed by the people, interpreted by the Supreme Court and we legislated for it in the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act during the previous Dáil. It is not just a case of taking it out and repealing it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: As the Deputy is aware, in order to change the Constitution, one must have the approval of the people. What question does she want to ask them? They have been asked the question before in respect of suicide as basis on which to narrow the eighth amendment and they rejected it. There have been other referenda on abortion. It is perfectly in order to consult with a broad range of people who...

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: Obviously, their partners or husbands have an interest and have expressed it.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: We can change the Constitution, add to it or amend it, only with the consent of the people.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: I said that within six months was what I committed to.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: Yes.

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: I accept that Deputy Martin made his comments at his party's Ard-Fheis, and say, "Well done". However, the vast majority of his party went to ground-----

Ceisteanna - Questions: Citizens Assembly (1 Jun 2016)

Enda Kenny: The vast majority of Deputy Martin's party went to ground during that referendum campaign, which was an expression of great joy, exuberance and enthusiasm by thousands of people. I think Deputy Martin misjudged the mood a little but I admit that the Deputy said his piece at his party's Ard-Fheis. There should be no reason we should not consult with a representative group of people. The...