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Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: We are dealing with amendment No. 23 at the moment.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: Amendment No. 24, in the names of Senators Ó Domhnaill, Mullen and Coghlan, arises out of Committee proceedings. Amendments Nos. 24 and 25 are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: If it is necessary for Senators other than those who are speaking to have a discussion, please do so outside the House.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: Amendments Nos. 23 and 26 are related and may be discussed together.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: I thank Senator Ó Domhnaill and I appreciate this is unprecedented but this matter is very important to me.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: I thank the Cathaoirleach and apologise to Senator Ó Domhnaill for interjecting. I take this opportunity to welcome to the Public Gallery the students of Breifne College in Cavan town, formerly known as Cavan vocational school, which I am proud to have attended. The students are accompanied by their teachers, Ms Aileen Connolly McGettigan and Ms Dolores O'Reilly. Among the students is...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister to the House. I have great respect for him. However, I want to make it quite clear that I do not welcome the legislation he has brought before us. I will try to be as brief as I can, given the hour of the night. Like other Senators, I have to travel a long distance to go home before returning here early in the morning. I certainly have no intention of keeping...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: This is the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adoption of Resolution 1763, affirming the right of conscientious objection for medical professionals. The resolution is worth putting on the record. It states: "No person, hospital or institution shall be coerced, held liable or discriminated against in any manner because of a refusal to perform, accommodate, assist or submit to...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: To be helpful, and in the interests of decorum and fairness, I am not dragging this down into the gutter. If Senator Mullen, or any other Senator, wants to withdraw an amendment and consider resubmitting it on Report Stage, he should be entitled to do so. Otherwise we can go down the road of going through every amendment that was debated in this House today, see what the time was-----

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: I ask Senator Humphreys to reconsider.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: On a point of order - this might be helpful - this is the first time I can recall that this has happened in this House. Potentially it could have set a very dangerous precedent for democracy in this House, particularly for the Opposition, including Independents and small Opposition group Members.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: It is regrettable that it has happened. I totally disagree with the legislation before us, but it has to be debated properly.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: Colleagues who have tabled amendments should be allowed to withdraw or press them to a vote. That is the reason the House is aggravated.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome back the Minister and colleagues. The Minister had concluded. I call Senator Mullen.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: I thank the Senator. Does anyone else wish to speak on this amendment before I put the question?

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: Amendment No. 8. We are also discussing amendments Nos. 8, 9, 16, 17 and 39. Is Senator Marie-Louise O'Donnell pressing the amendment?

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: Amendments Nos. 11, 12 and 20 to 22, inclusive, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Is that agreed? Agreed. Amendment No. 12 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 11. Amendment No. 21 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 20.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: The Minister wishes to clarify a matter, after which I will call Senator Higgins.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Social Media Regulation (28 Nov 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: I welcome the Minister of State to the House. I raise the issue of social media and its responsible use. As all Members are aware, social media is a great enabler of mass communication in the modern world. We are able to keep apprised of events from all over the globe. We are awash with communication options such as Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, Youtube and everything in between.Friends,...

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Social Media Regulation (28 Nov 2018)

Diarmuid Wilson: I thank the Minister of State for his reply. While I appreciate he could not refer to the case I outlined as he was not aware of it, I ask him to take what I have said about it back to the Minister, Deputy Bruton. I assure him that my party will support the legislation when it is brought forward. It is important that it be speeded up and brought before us as soon as possible. On the...