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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I thank the Minister for his update and presentation. I acknowledge that he and his officials have worked tirelessly on the reform of the CFP, particularly in the past six months during the Irish Presidency. However, I have met with fishermen around the coast who do not share the optimism that has been expressed by the Minister today. In fact, many smaller fishermen are somewhat...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I did say that it did not just happen on the Minister’s watch; it happened under the watch of Fianna Fáil Ministers as well. I have no problem saying that, but that is the crux of the problem facing the sector. We should have a discussion about that in the future. It may not be directly linked to the Common Fisheries Policy, CFP, but it is the only issue of relevance to the...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Unless the Minister takes on board the Chairman's proposal relating to the Wicklow Mountains.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Yes; it relates to commonage.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Reform of Common Agricultural Policy and Common Fisheries Policy: Discussion with the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I have a quick question on Pillar 2, which the Minister has answered in part. What is the Department's view on the timescale involved and the new arrangements under Pillar 2, such as for mountain areas, and the allowance to increase the hectare payment to €450 for farmland above 62°N? A large chunk of Leader funding is administered by the Department of the Environment, Community...
- Seanad: An Bille um an Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a Chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Tuarascáil - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Report Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: He is afraid of the Senator.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I wish to support Senator Walsh's amendment. It cracks to the core of this issue and touches on the medical procedure which in theory is a forced abortion. We have listened to the arguments being put forward by Senator Colm Burke and the Minister of State at the Department of Health, Deputy Alex White. Unfortunately, it appears to be clear that for one reason or another, or the tone being...
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Yes. That is Senator Walsh’s amendment. What if the baby is healthy and aborted? What if the life is ended just because the mother is suicidal without first going for the options I have already mentioned? The American Congress recently passed a Bill introducing a ban on abortion over 20 weeks because a baby can feel pain at this stage. This means that abortion over 20 weeks is...
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: That is technically correct but there is-----
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: If, for example, all the practitioners within the hospital were unwilling to carry out the procedure, the only rational alternative would be to bring practitioners into the hospital who would be willing to do it or to transfer the mother and unborn child to another hospital. Therefore, there are time delays involved. That is an issue. I do not see it addressed anywhere in the Bill. For me...
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Of course there is.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Senator is depriving future Special Olympics athletes of being born.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: That is the point.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Senator makes the decision that they are incapable-----
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Senator makes the decision that they are incapable of life outside the womb by voting for it.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Why does the Senator not stick to it?
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Senator Hayden the one who is all over the place.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Senator is in a corner defending her position.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: The crux of the matter is, women who have an abortion, even for a possible fatal foetal abnormality, face a health risk in future pregnancies. There is a proven increased risk of "stillbirths, premature births, low birth-weight of future children, cerebral palsy and maternal deaths." I urge all Senators to read the report. I am not a medical expert, nor do I claim to be. Before voting on...
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Yes.