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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Proposed Legislation (18 Sep 2013)

Billy Timmins: 1132. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an Act to end sex trafficking and prostitution in 2013 (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38783/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children's Rights Referendum (18 Sep 2013)

Billy Timmins: 1240. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding the outcome of the children's referendum; if the challenge thereto has been heard in the Supreme Court yet; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [36995/13]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Applications (16 Jul 2013)

Billy Timmins: 168. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position regarding a passport application in respect of a person (details supplied); if he will expedite the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35435/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Applications (16 Jul 2013)

Billy Timmins: 333. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the position regarding a school extension application (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34462/13]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Post-Leaving Certificate Courses (16 Jul 2013)

Billy Timmins: 346. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if the non EU student fee could be waived in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34662/13]

Written Answers — Department of Social Protection: National Carers Strategy Status (16 Jul 2013)

Billy Timmins: 527. To ask the Minister for Social Protection her views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding carers. [34712/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Hydraulic Fracturing Policy (16 Jul 2013)

Billy Timmins: 705. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources his views on correspondence (details supplied) regarding a ban on fracking; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34455/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Referendum on Marriage Equality (16 Jul 2013)

Billy Timmins: 857. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding a referendum to provide for marriage equality in the Irish Constitution (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34286/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (16 Jul 2013)

Billy Timmins: 1056. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding mental health reform (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34422/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Report (16 Jul 2013)

Billy Timmins: 1057. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the mental health report, A Vision for Change; the steps he has taken to implement the holistic service propounded in this report in 2012/13; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34423/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Report (16 Jul 2013)

Billy Timmins: 1060. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding the Inspector of Mental Health Services that found that mental health services were stagnant and perhaps have slipped backwards in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34426/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (16 Jul 2013)

Billy Timmins: 1058. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding emergency beds for children and teenagers who need emergency in-patient treatment in psychiatric hospitals; the number of beds available in County Wicklow and the east Carlow area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34424/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (16 Jul 2013)

Billy Timmins: 1059. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding waiting times for children and teenagers who need emergency psychiatric assessment in County Wicklow and the east Carlow area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34425/13]

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Billy Timmins: I am disappointed by the Minister's response. If, as the Government purports, this legislation is progressive about saving women's lives, surely we should be able to see its outcomes.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Billy Timmins: I support the broad thrust of these amendments. In concurrence with the previous speaker, I do not necessarily believe this legislation will open the floodgates. That was never the basis on which I opposed it. Experience elsewhere has shown that it has but I do not know if it will do it in this case. We have a wonderful mechanism for collecting statistics of every sort through the Central...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

Billy Timmins: I move amendment No. 56:In page 10, to delete lines 6 to 39.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Billy Timmins: I appreciate the difficulty the Minister has in trying to create legislation in this area to end up ultimately with a medical practice that can be followed. I agree with the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch, that much of the talk here has been legalese, but one of the foundations of the Government's policy is legalese. I regret that the Minister for Justice and Equality, Deputy...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Billy Timmins: If this legislation is struck down, will the Government also be of the view that it will not hold a referendum on the issue?

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Billy Timmins: That is what is required. I believe that most people would concur on that because the equal right to life is impossible to implement. It is a flawed article; I acknowledge that. However, we have laboured under a false illusion in this House and many Members going to vote tonight will labour under a false illusion by voting to retain this clause based on the X case judgment because it is...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)

Billy Timmins: Amendment No. 56 is the last to which I will speak. I will be pressing the amendment. I concur with much of what has been said by previous speakers. This is a profound moment for the Oireachtas and for the State. This is the most barbaric section - the suicide clause - that has been put before the House since the foundation of the State. I was in the Nutley wing of St. Vincent's...