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

Rónán Mullen: Does Mrs. Justice McGuinness have a reason for thinking that?

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

Rónán Mullen: Perhaps the experts would all agree with me that it probably is unfair to challenge an expert, given the pressure of time here, for allegedly ignoring the human element. Perhaps even Mrs. Justice McGuinness would agree with me that precise distinctions of law must be made sometimes to ensure the law is an instrument of compassion and not one of injustice, as that is what is at stake here. ...

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

Rónán Mullen: Finally, I seek Professor Binchy's view of whether in fact it is required, as Mr. Callanan states on page 6, that we avoid putting the courts in charge of determining cases. This is a reference to the Strasbourg court decision.

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

Rónán Mullen: The Senator can-----

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

Rónán Mullen: A question was not answered.

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

Rónán Mullen: No-----

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

Rónán Mullen: I am very happy with how the meeting is being chaired, but there is a little ambiguity.

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

Rónán Mullen: Go raibh maith agat.

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

Rónán Mullen: I understand this. Gabh mo leithscéal if there is a míthuiscint about what point one seeks to get a precise answer to a precise question.

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

Rónán Mullen: I am certainly happy to wait until other questions have been answered. With regard to the Freedom of Information Act, given that personal information is already excluded I asked whether there was any good reason the Act could not be used given the information being submitted to the Minister is not of a personally identifying nature anyway. With regard to the issue of review I asked for...

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

Rónán Mullen: I thank all our guest experts and specialists for their contributions this evening. It is reassuring to hear the last point about foetal maturity, with the ethos of care coming out strongly in terms of bringing both cherished patients to a safe place. I thank Dr. Walshe for the good work she does. I have a question for Mr. Saunders. We heard earlier from Dr. Yolande Ferguson, one of the...

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

Rónán Mullen: Finally, would Mr. Saunders agree that the law in this area should reflect section 21.1 of the Medical Council guidelines, which requires due regard to be had to clinical research in the area of psychiatry in regard to any certification being made under head 4?

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

Rónán Mullen: I appreciate the job you are doing, a Chathaoirligh. One thing is clear to me having been present at the hearings for two days. The obstetricians are in agreement about the obstetrics, they are in disagreement with the psychiatry, and the psychiatrists are completely split. That tells its own story. If I understand the situation correctly, and the witnesses might clarify if I am wrong,...

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

Rónán Mullen: On a point of order-----

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

Rónán Mullen: Yes, but there is a point of order that is outstanding.

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

Rónán Mullen: Earlier, the Chairman advised Dr. McCarthy that he might or might not answer a question as he saw fit. The same test should apply here.

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

Rónán Mullen: I understand that.

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

Rónán Mullen: Please. That is not fair.

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

Rónán Mullen: I was only asking for consistency.

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

Rónán Mullen: I thank all the experts. I will first pose a housekeeping question which I have put to previous expert groups and will also ask subsequent expert groups. Will the witnesses indicate whether they have been consulted or contacted by the Department, Health Service Executive, Ministers or officials on the heads of the Bill since the expert group report was published? Were they consulted on the...