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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: Everybody here believes that in every case everything must be done to save the life of the mother, regardless of what side of the debate one takes. There are no ifs, buts or doubts about that. Many people are of the view, and they agree with the psychiatric evidence and the advice, that this should be done with a two patients solution, that both patients must be saved in that scenario. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: Yes. I have a heavy cold so I probably asked the question very badly. My question was addressed to Professor McAuliffe. She predicted that there would be a very low number of individuals who would need this type of treatment in the cases of suicidality. We heard at similar hearings here in January that prediction accuracy for suicide is about 3%. Given that the legislation identifies...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: Much divides Members in the Houses, but much also joins them together. We all agree that mothers need more supports to help them to make the right choices for themselves and their children. This morning, Dr. Holohan stated - I hope that I am citing him correctly - that this Bill was a significant change from the status quo. There is no precedent for the treatment for suicidality to...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: The first question was whether there was a precedence for damage being done to another human being as a treatment for suicide in legislation in this State. The second question was about defining viability and what rights a child would have if the State was to disable the child by bringing him or her to term as a premature child.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: What about the disability of child?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: We are being told this legislation is not really new. Is there a precedent in legislation to deal with damage done to another human being as a result of treatment for suicidality? Is the Bill a new legal departure for the State? Head 4 refers to the viability of the unborn child. Will the Bill provide for a definition of viability? I refer to the issue of women disabled by...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Foreign Conflicts (16 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 15. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the suspected use of chemical weapons by Government and opposition forces in Syria; and if he has discussed this with his European counterparts. [23227/13]

Good Friday Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: Tá Comhaontú Aoine an Chéasta tógtha ar comhionannas agus cuimsiú. D'átháin Comhaontú Aoine an Céasta dé-shaoránacht agus féiniúlacht muintir an Sé Chontae. Tá cearta teanga mar cuid lárnach den Comhaontú agus gheall an Chomhaontú an Gaeilge a chosaint. Riomh an Comhaontú rinne an stáit sa...

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Departmental Bodies (15 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 32. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport the impact assessments he requires agencies under his control to under go when implementing cutbacks resulting from plans and budgetary measures put in place by his Department; and if these include the potential threat of industrial action. [22904/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Mental Health Services Provision (14 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 94. To ask the Minister for Health the range of mental health services available for adults, adolescents and children across the Dublin/North East Region; if he will outline plans for further developments already signed off on but yet to be introduced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22570/13]

Written Answers — Department of Health: General Practitioner Services (14 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 120. To ask the Minister for Health if legislation is currently being drafted to extend free general practitioner care to any section of the population; and if he will outline the scope of the legislation [22571/13]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: IBRC Liquidation (14 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 207. To ask the Minister for Finance the cost to the taxpayer of the recent sale of the Quinn Building, Johnstown, Navan, to Meath County Council. [22704/13]

Written Answers — Department of Public Expenditure and Reform: Public Service Contracts (14 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 302. To ask the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform the reason a more expensive contract was awarded to a company (details supplied); if he will detail the method by which the prices tendered by competing companies are aggregated for the purposes of scoring the price section of a tender. [22413/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Children in Care (9 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 21. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the steps she is taking to help reverse the increase of deaths by suicide of children in care, children known to the Health Service Executive’s child welfare and protection service and young persons in aftercare in 2012 or the 2011 number of cases notified to the National Review Panel (details supplied); and if she will make a...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Banking Sector Issues (9 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 41. To ask the Minister for Finance the impact on the small and medium enterprises sector in changes to bank changes including interest rates changes, over the past two years; and the steps taken by his Department to address this matter with the banking sector. [21935/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (9 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 105. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the protections that are in place to ensure that au pairs are not exploited in work; and if he will identify the relevant sections of legislation that excludes au pairs from such protections. [21927/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (9 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 106. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if au pairs recruited and placed by an agency are covered by the provisions of the Protection of Employees (Temporary Agency Workers) Act; and if not if he will identify the relevant sections of legislation that excludes such workers. [21928/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Employment Rights Issues (9 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 107. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation the number of au pairs currently working here; and the steps taken to regulate this employment. [21929/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Banking Operations (9 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 108. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he raised the adverse impact of changes to cash handling and the additional costs associated on small and medium enterprises when he recently met with the AIB. [21934/13]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Broadband Services Provision (9 May 2013)

Peadar Tóibín: 133. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the plans there are for broadband roll out specifically for the Billinter/Bective area south east of Navan and all other rural areas in counties Meath and Westmeath. [21926/13]