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Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: That is the issue. The eighth amendment committee heard evidence to the effect that the majority of abortions happened because of socio-economic reasons, not health ones. The Minister lauded the eighth amendment, but that was the evidence it heard.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: I am sorry - the committee heard that evidence. I was surprised by the backlash on the street. When the Bill was discussed initially, I did not expect people to be annoyed. However, they raised with me the point that 2,500 kids could not get access to mental health services. There is a question of humanity involved in that as well. We have a portion of money to be spent in our health...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: People tell us not to rehash the debate on the referendum. The pro-life Deputies have tabled 16 out of the 180 amendments. We are looking for a deviation 16 times and the others are pro-choice deviations. If we stuck to the Bill, we would not be here at this stage. There is an opportunity for respectful opposition. If opposition is deleted, we will have a worse Bill. We need to test the...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Can we speak to the amendment?

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Can I say that I might bring such an amendment forward on Report Stage?

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Can I table an amendment on Report Stage if I mention it at this juncture?

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: That is not the case if a Deputy has mentioned that is his objective.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Thank you.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: I reiterate the point that no woman should be criminalised with regard to abortion. It is important to remember that most abortions are related to socio-economic issues and we should focus on resolving those issues. It was stated that abortion was safe, but the Bill itself states that abortion is the ending of a life. Safety and the ending of a life do not equal each other. This is one of...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: I have an amendment further down the list that seeks to augment the level of data collected in the whole process in the same fashion as in Britain. In Britain, far more information is collected than is proposed in this Bill. I agree with Deputy O'Reilly in that the more data and information that exist, the easier the policy development in the future. It will result in better insight into...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Many of us on this side agree with the difficulty but probably for different or polar opposite reasons. The question does remain and the phrase "extraordinary life-sustaining measures" is extremely vague. At the last engagement we discussed the necessity to detail 28 days. We could not leave for a lack of clarity because that would put medical practitioners on the hook, to a certain...

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Yes.

Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: Yes.

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties Data (6 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 225. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the land under the remit of the OPW in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which the land is being put; the location of land that is vacant, not in use or being used for agricultural purposes; the land which has been made available to Meath County Council or other housing agencies for the purpose of house building; and the...

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: State Properties Data (6 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 228. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the properties under the remit of the OPW in County Meath; the location of same; the use to which properties are being put; and the location of the properties that are vacant or not in use in tabular form. [44686/18]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Contractors (6 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 302. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the addresses of the schools that were built by a company (details supplied); the amount spent on schools built by the company; and the financial protections are in place to protect the State from costs associated with building problems within these schools. [45050/18]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Organ Donation (6 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 522. To ask the Minister for Health to outline his plans to introduce a system similar to the Spanish model in which organ donation is based on an opt-out system. [44740/18]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: National Transport Authority (6 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 886. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the allocated funding for the sustainable transport measures grant programme for 2018; and the amount which has been drawn down to date. [45021/18]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Child Abuse (6 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 965. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the penalties in place for persons who willingly make false allegations to Tusla regarding other persons. [45126/18]

Written Answers — Department of Rural and Community Development: CLÁR Programme (6 Nov 2018)

Peadar Tóibín: 996. To ask the Minister for Rural and Community Development the allocated funding for the CLÁR programme for 2018; and the amount which has been drawn down to date. [45022/18]