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

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 129:In page 14, between lines 21 and 22, to insert the following:“16.Nothing in this Act shall operate to make lawful the direct, intentional ending of unborn human life during the period of time commencing 12 weeks after implantation of that unborn life in the womb of a woman and ending on the complete emergence of that life from the body of the woman.”.

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

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 133:In page 14, line 28, to delete “or 9(1)”.

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

Peadar Tóibín: It is clear that the Bill is locked down and that because it has taken us so long to reach this point, the Government has decided not to accept any amendments whatsoever. That is a pity, particularly as there have been many non-contentious, constructive and positive amendments which could have improved the legislation. Amendments Nos. 124 and 125 in my name relate to the amount of...

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

Peadar Tóibín: There are significant pitfalls in linking the HSE with the nomination of members to the panel. The HSE could ensure that all regulations are complied with in regard to nominees to that panel and still leave the Medical Council to nominate the individuals.

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

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 93:In page 11, to delete line 24.

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

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 98:In page 12, to delete lines 4 to 14.

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

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 102:In page 12, lines 21 and 22, to delete "or a section 9 certification (where the circumstances referred to in section 9(1) apply)".

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

Peadar Tóibín: As we approach the end, am I correct in saying that the Minister has not accepted any amendment at all? I acknowledge some amendments sought significant change and I understand why the Minister was opposed to that, but many of them were intended to improve the protective ability of the legislation and should not have been controversial. Amendment No. 92 is a constructive amendment which...

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

Peadar Tóibín: Deputies Creed and Kelleher said that if we put a time limit on this we are saying to women that they have reached the point of no return with regard to treatment. That would be true if one erased all the medical evidence we heard at the oral hearings of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children, where witnesses said there is psychiatric treatment, based on medical fact, that...

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

Peadar Tóibín: Psychiatric therapy is available.

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

Peadar Tóibín: Nobody is saying that.

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

Peadar Tóibín: While I am not saying that this legislation allows for abortion up to 39 weeks, it does allow for abortion up to the forced premature delivery of an unborn child. A child is alive and kicking in the womb at 21 weeks and would have legal protection in liberal abortion regimes, but it will not have legal protection in this regime. Whatever is said about the debate and whatever majority...

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

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 20:In page 7, to delete line 8.

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

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 13:In page 6, between lines 4 and 5, to insert the following:“ “Medical Council rules or guidelines” means any rules or guidelines for the time being in force under section 11 or 12 of the Act of 2007;”.I will speak on amendments Nos. 13 and 19.

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

Peadar Tóibín: Are they not grouped together?

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

Peadar Tóibín: I tabled these two amendments in an effort to be constructive with regard to this Bill and to improve the protective elements in it. I sincerely hope the Minister will see them in this light. I am aware, as I suppose the Minister is, that the words in a Bill can be significantly different from the generally understood meaning of those same words. The definition of "reasonable opinion" in...

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

Peadar Tóibín: That is a pity. I believe the Minister is decoupling the Medical Council's understanding of medical procedures from the meaning in this Bill. I will not labour the issue. As it stands in the Bill, there is no foundation or grounding for "reasonable opinion" in existing medical practice.

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

Peadar Tóibín: I move amendment No. 8: In page 5, lines 26 and 27, to delete "section 9 certification".This amendment is a consequential amendment to the suicidal intent element within the legislation. I support the medical treatments provided for in this Bill, which are, without a shadow of a doubt, based on medical evidence. However, I have a difficulty with regard to treatments that are not based on...

Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (10 Jul 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: May I ask a supplementary question?

Other Questions: Enterprise Support Schemes (10 Jul 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: We are in favour of supporting indigenous companies that are exporters. However, I caution against talk of high levels of exports in the context of jobs. There has been a decoupling of the connection between job levels and export levels in recent years. The two are not correlated as they were a number of years ago. Indigenous business is better for job creation, for taxation and for...