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Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I have received legal advice to the effect that the legal meaning of the word "forthwith" equates to "immediately". This qualification, as well as the proposed phrases, "with appropriate urgency" and "immediately" is unnecessary as this section uses terms such as "shall make arrangements" which render such qualifications superfluous. As Deputy Ó Caoláin pointed out, doctors fully...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: As mentioned, the regulations only pertain to the prescribed forms and therefore will have no bearing on the operation of Chapter 1 of the Bill. All the required principles and policies for the operation of the Act, including the provision to ensure that the right to life of the unborn is vindicated where practicable, have been enshrined in the proposed primary legislation.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 16: In page 8, to delete lines 31 to 35, and in page 9, to delete lines 1 to 6 and substitute the following:“(1) It shall be lawful to carry out a medical procedure in respect of a pregnant woman in accordance with this section in the course of which, or as a result of which, an unborn human life is ended where--(a) subject to section 19, two medical practitioners,...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 20: In page 9, line 7, to delete “subsection (1)(b)” and substitute “subsection (1)(a)”.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 21: In page 9, line 11, to delete “subsection (1)(b)” and substitute “subsection (1)(a)”.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: As currently drafted, it is clear that a woman's consent must be obtained before her GP can be consulted. The addition of the word "only" as proposed by Deputy Healy is superfluous and therefore I cannot support these amendments.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: Deputy Creed raised the issue of the forms and asked whether they will show failed applications. They will not. However, the reviews will all be recorded and the result of each review will be recorded. It would not be feasible or possible to record each application because of how this will operate in reality. I admit that one would like to be able to show how many people applied and...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: No; I am quite happy to go along with Deputy Byrne's contribution.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: With respect, Chairman, we covered all of this last night. I am not prepared to have another lengthy debate on issues that were already discussed. With respect to Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív, the Bill was published on 14 June. If he wishes to go through it all and point out where these particular provisions might apply, that is fine. I, however, do not propose to spend the...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I will be brief, because we discussed this in some detail last night. Deputy Ó Cuív's question is not relevant because there is no right of refusal. In earlier debates we discussed the right of an individual to have a conscientious objection, which we fully acknowledge, as per the Medical Council guidelines. No such right is afforded to an institution.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: Correct.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: That is fine. We can have a theoretical argument here-----

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: That is quite true.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I will make two quick points in response. My colleague, the Minister of State, will also comment. First, conscientious objection does not apply in an emergency because one has an obligation to save the life of the person in front of one. Thus, the emergency department issue would not arise per se. The other situation mentioned by the Deputy is theoretically possible, but we have to deal...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Sunbed Usage (3 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 205, 206 and 221 together. I can confirm that legislation will be implemented to regulate the use of sunbeds. This Bill has priority drafting and officials of my Department are working closely with the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel to complete the drafting of this legislation. This legislation will prohibit the use of sunbeds on a sunbed premises by...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Car Parks (3 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I propose to take Questions Nos. 208 and 209 together. In relation to the particular queries raised by the Deputy, as these are service issues, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in these matters.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (3 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: The Programme for Government envisages the introduction of an opt-out system of organ donation, with a view to improving the availability of organs for patients in need of transplantation. This will require detailed consideration and further consultation and I am developing proposals for Government on this matter. The public consultation process in relation to how such an opt-out system...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (3 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: EU Directive 2012/53/EU requires Member States of take all necessary measures to safeguard the recipients of organs. This was transposed by the European Union (Quality and Safety of Human Organs Intended for Transplantation) Regulations, S.I. No. 325 of 2012. The Regulations apply to donation, procurement, testing, characterisation, transport and transplantation of organs. They set...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Response Times (3 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: In relation to the particular query raised by the Deputy, as this is a service issue, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in this matter.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Ambulance Service Provision (3 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: A significant reform programme is underway to reconfigure the way the HSE manages and delivers pre-hospital care services, to ensure a clinically driven, nationally co-ordinated system, supported by improved technology. The National Control Centre Reconfiguration Project, which is endorsed by HIQA and which represents international best practice, will reduce the number of ambulance control...