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Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: It is very clear that abortion rates have soared in respect of cases involving disability in every country that has gone down this road. Unless other Deputies think Irish people are morally superior-----

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: -----to their counterparts in Britain, Denmark, Iceland, Norway, France and Germany, the same will happen here. The only reason they could vote against an amendment such as this is because they prioritise access to abortion in all circumstances.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Why was I asked to join Fianna Fáil if the Deputy has a problem with my political past?

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Deputy Dooley asked me.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: We are two minutes in, a Cheann Comhairle and the Deputies opposite are calling names again. It is incredible that we cannot have a debate without calling names.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: The effort to call names is to try to close down-----

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Yes.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: That is not what the amendment states at all.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: There is a dispute here about whether abortion happens on the basis of gender. It is estimated that there are 100 million missing women in the world today due to gender selective abortion and infanticide. To give Deputy Chambers some of the facts in that regard, I note that in China the sex ratio for the generation born between 1985 and 1989 was 108 men for every 100 women. By the...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: It has been mentioned here that the three-day wait was brought in as a political sop to a certain extent to the Tánaiste, Deputy Coveney. That is quite obvious. It was an effort to get the Tánaiste over the line with regard to a Bill that he probably did not agree with at the start. There was a question about the rationale for this three-day wait. The rationale is that there are...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Business of Joint Committee (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: I propose that we go into private session to deal with a number of items before we deal with the main item on the agenda.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: The committee has been notified of communications regarding two legislative proposals by the European Union and both of these are being considered as schedule B proposals. COM (2018) 717 is a proposal to amend annexes 2 and 3 of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds, AEWA, administered by the United Nations Environment Programme, to which Ireland is a...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: The main item of business is the National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017, which provides for the commemoration of the Great Famine, the establishment of a national Famine commemoration day and related matters. It is a Private Members' Bill sponsored by Deputy Brophy and it was referred to this committee by the Dáil in 2017. At our meeting of 14 November, the committee decided to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Go raibh maith agat. Iarraim ar na hionadaithe ón Roinn Cultúir, Oidhreachta agus Gaeltachta an méid atá le rá acu a chur inár láthair. Níl a fhios agam cén duine acu atá chun labhairt. I do not know which of the witnesses wishes to contribute. I call Mr. Falvey.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Gabhaim buíochas leis an Uasal Falvey. Anois beidh an finné deireanach os ár gcomhair, I call Mr. Michael Blanch. I will then take questions from Deputies and Senators.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: The process is that we have to give it detailed scrutiny and then we will send a message to the Dáil as to whether we believe the Bill should progress. If the Dáil agrees, we will come back here on Committee Stage, which will mean amendments from interested parties.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: It will be our decision. We are the members of the committee. We will also need a money message from the Government but I cannot foresee any major problems as regards money because it is expenditure. A lot of Private Members' Bills are stuck at various stages and this could be one such Bill. I have just been informed that we have a money message on this so we can progress all the way to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Are there any other comments?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Before I let an Teachta Ó Cuív in, the Titles of all Bills passed by the Houses are in Irish and English. If a decision is taken, the Title could be as Gaeilge amháin and it would be translated.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: National Famine Commemoration Day Bill 2017: Discussion (28 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: I think that is accepted. Deputy O'Cuiv has said he stands corrected on the issue. Does anyone else wish to contribute?