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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: It was not unfair.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: Sorry, Chair. Does that contradict an earlier vote that we took which stated that the issue of gestational limits would be referred, that legislators would legislate and then they would take advice from the medical people? I am really confused now. The question, as written in front of us, does not include any gestational limits at the moment and is not related to any vote that was taken before.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: Are we going to vote on the last proposal?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: Deputy Daly is right. There is broad consensus in regard to decriminalisation. I had some concerns with the decriminalisation in all circumstances because that might encompass that which is outside of the law. I know that is not the intention. If we are looking at motions 34 and 35, I think those kind of crystallise and I do not think that they contradict anything that Deputy Daly is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I think a composite of motions 34, 35 and 36 would cover it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: When all speakers have been heard-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: Can we take a five minute break to get the wording?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: We need to protect the woman and ensure that no protection is extended to an unscrupulous doctor. It protects all those acting in accordance with the law and the woman, where she seeks to procure an abortion, regardless of how. It is to protect the woman and protect the doctors who are acting within the law.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee (13 Dec 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: If we could in the report make sure that it is clarified that it is not a mandatory cooling off period in the way that we heard they have in Holland but that it is advisable or desirable. 'Desirable' would be my preferred word if we could change it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: As there is a lot of material we know already, perhaps we might just have the highlights.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I apologise in advance as I need to attend a quick meeting. I will ask my questions but will check the answers and correspond. I hope I will be back before this meeting is finished. I refer to the issue of stretched income targets. I believe Ms Cowan first alerted us to them some time ago. Reference was made to the difficulties they cause, and we attempted at that committee hearing to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: Is it the case that they should be looking for this from private income but where they do not get it that is met by Supplementary Estimates?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I apologise for not being able to be here for the initial presentations. I have questions for both representative groups but forgive me if they have been already answered. I can look at the record for the answers in that case. Do the representative association members have any objection to their time being monitored? I worked in a union when a process of clocking in and out was...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: It is something of a double-edged sword as there is something in it for the employer, which can be satisfied that the work is being done, and there is something in it for the worker, who can say he or she turned up and was available for work.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Hospital Consultants Contract: Discussion (13 Dec 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: There is nothing ordinary about doctors.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (13 Dec 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 161. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the 20 -month waiting lists for transgender persons awaiting appointments with a HRT specialist endocrinologist; his views on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53360/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Capital Expenditure Programme (13 Dec 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 167. To ask the Minister for Health the detail of the pre-committed funding for planned future capital projects relating to health in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53387/17]

Home Care Packages: Motion [Private Members] (12 Dec 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: I propose to share my time with Deputies Pat Buckley and Martin Kenny. I commend the members of the Rural Independent Group for bringing forward the motion which I believe is extremely important. It is good that we are talking about the issue. I have had occasion to see on a number of levels the operation of the home help service in action. I have represented home helps for many years....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Data (12 Dec 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 320. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hours of respite care offered to families of children with disabilities in the first 11 months of 2017 as compared to the first 11 months of 2016, by CHO and LHO. [52925/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Respite Care Services Data (12 Dec 2017)

Louise O'Reilly: 321. To ask the Minister for Health the number of hours of respite care offered to families of adults with disabilities in the first 11 months of 2017 as compared to the first 11 months of 2016, by CHO and LHO. [52926/17]