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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (16 Nov 2017)

Clare Daly: 18. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he has made representations at EU level for the imposition of an embargo on arms sales to Saudi Arabia in view of the letter sent by a group of MEPs representing 48% of the European Parliament urging such a ban. [48365/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgage Examination (16 Nov 2017)

Clare Daly: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 7 November 2017, the reason a case falls into categories (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48482/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgage Examination (16 Nov 2017)

Clare Daly: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 7 November 2017, if standard variable rate mortgage holders will be part of this review under the criteria. [48483/17]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tracker Mortgage Examination (16 Nov 2017)

Clare Daly: 61. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 214 of 7 November 2017, if persons who, after a fixed rate period expired and they were entitled to a tracker rate, were intentionally or negligently offered a higher tracker rate than what was offered in the original loan offer letter (details supplied); and if these persons will be included in the review. [48484/17]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Gender Equality (16 Nov 2017)

Clare Daly: 118. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality his plans to introduce mandatory reporting by companies registered here of the gender pay gap in their companies as part of annual reporting requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48510/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Parliamentary Questions (16 Nov 2017)

Clare Daly: 147. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 650 of 26 July 2017, if same was forwarded to the HSE for reply; and if so, when a reply is likely to issue (details supplied). [48504/17]

Written Answers — Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection: Pensions Legislation (16 Nov 2017)

Clare Daly: 250. To ask the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection the arrangements which exist in the case of pension scheme wind-ups which mandate the purchase of expensive annuities when members would prefer choice, for example an approved retirement fund. [48640/17]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)

Clare Daly: If we use all our time here, so be it. The presentation was absolutely excellent. I was struck by Dr. Henchion's comment that unintended pregnancy is a frequent occurrence. This committee has spent a great deal of time considering circumstances of rape, fatal foetal abnormality and the woman's health. In the experience of the IFPA, the majority of women who decide to access abortion would...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)

Clare Daly: Two things are apparent to me but I do not want to put words in the mouth of Dr. Henchion. In essence, she has said that we would not meet the needs of the majority of women who need to access an abortion if we opted for a restrictive reasons-based criteria. I do not know how one would define a socio-economic reason. In that sense, and by comparison with other jurisdictions, what is the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)

Clare Daly: Is Dr. Henchion saying that if we opted for a reasons-based legislation then we would not meet the needs of the people who the IFPA has come in contact with?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)

Clare Daly: I shall digress for a minute. The World Health Organization has been incredibly strong; it has said one cannot talk about abortion without talking about contraception. Dr. Abigail Aiken mentioned that 44% of the women who accessed the services of her organisation, Women on Web, had not used contraception. There is a huge link between the availability of contraception and unintended...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)

Clare Daly: What measures should we, as a committee, put forward to address the deficit in contraception services?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)

Clare Daly: Does Dr. Henchion see that aspect as the key way to address unintended pregnancies?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)

Clare Daly: Is it even more important than abortion services in some ways?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)

Clare Daly: Criminalisation has come up a fair bit. It is a fact that most people do not want to see women or health care providers criminalised. Is the threat of criminalisation a prevailing issue for IFPA staff? What would decriminalisation mean for the delivery of IFPA services?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)

Clare Daly: A lack of access is a very real and living thing. In terms of the consultation, Dr. Henchion has clearly pointed out the issues of affordability and availability of services nationally. She has also pointed out that one cannot define socio-economic reasons as life happens and a whole number of things take place, and one must trust somebody to make the best decisions for themselves. In...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)

Clare Daly: That is helpful. Dr. Henchion made a strong point about the fact that the burden of access care falls on the woman rather than on the health care provider. Is there a comparative scenario in terms of health care provision?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)

Clare Daly: Is it blatantly discriminatory because the situation only applies to women?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)

Clare Daly: That cannot go unchallenged. Senator Mullen is questioning the result of a Garda investigation. Evidence has been given that the Garda decided there was to be no follow-up.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)

Clare Daly: Senator Mullen is disputing that.