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Seanad: Commencement Matters: Tourism Development (11 Dec 2018)

Denis O'Donovan: The Senator may ask a brief supplementary question.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Tourism Development (11 Dec 2018)

Denis O'Donovan: I thank the Minister of State. Without impoverishing the impartiality of the Chair, I am inclined to be on the side of Senator Lombard on this issue.

Seanad: Commencement Matters: Preschool Services (11 Dec 2018)

Denis O'Donovan: I welcome the Minister of State, Deputy Catherine Byrne.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Denis O'Donovan: I am watching the clock. We have spent one hour and 25 minutes on this amendment. I will allow some more debate but I will not allow it to go on for another hour and 25 minutes, in case Senators think I will. Senator Noone wishes to make a comment. I hope it is helpful and she is not antagonising.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Denis O'Donovan: Does the Minister have anything further to add?

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Denis O'Donovan: The Minister has completed the discussion. I will allow Senators to continue a little further, but I will not let this go on for another hour and a half. I will put it to the House. I will give Senators a few minutes but the Minister has decided that he has given a sufficient response and he is not contributing again. I ask Senator Mullen to be wary of that.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Denis O'Donovan: I will give Senator Ó Domhnaill the final word. I remind him that the Minister is not contributing again.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Denis O'Donovan: Senator Ó Domhnaill may do so if it is relevant to the amendment. Senators cannot presume it is not.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Denis O'Donovan: Senator Ó Domhnaill is entitled to establish whether it is relevant. I will referee that decision.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Denis O'Donovan: If the question on amendment No. 26 is agreed, amendments Nos. 27 to 29, inclusive, cannot be moved. Amendments Nos. 26 to 34, inclusive, are related. Amendments Nos. 27 to 29, inclusive, are physical alternatives to amendment No. 26. Amendment No. 29 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 28 and amendment No. 30 is a physical alternative to amendment No. 29. Amendments Nos. 26 to 34,...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Denis O'Donovan: The Senator is wandering from the amendment. It may be related but we have to stick to this Bill and to the amendments and sections because by diverting in the way that the Senator is doing, he is bringing in a totally different aspect even though there may be some connection. With all due respect to the Senator it would be unwise to pursue that.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Denis O'Donovan: Does the Minister wish to come back on this?

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Denis O'Donovan: We are at an impasse.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Denis O'Donovan: Let me be the Cathaoirleach. I am trying to be as fair as possible. The Senator said he wanted to come back with a brief comment. We are now in the 39th minute of discussing this section. The Minister has concluded and I will allow Senator Mullen to conclude.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Denis O'Donovan: Some Senators are referring to statements made by Deputies in the other House and saying they are irrelevant while going on to quote liberally from them. They cannot have it both ways. I am slow to accept criticism of what Members of the other House say because we are two different Houses, though we are dealing with the same Bill.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Denis O'Donovan: Amendments Nos. 36 and 41 are related and may, by agreement, be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Denis O'Donovan: This is more like a Second Stage speech. I ask the Senator to speak to the amendment.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Denis O'Donovan: He is being very general in terms of addressing what happened in the Lower House and the statements of the Minister. I ask him to speak to the amendment and afford the Minister an opportunity to reply, after which he may come back in.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Denis O'Donovan: The Minister has made his response, which is obviously not acceptable to the Senator and his colleague who proposed the amendment. There is something futile about pursuing the Minister on this because, even if the Senator speaks for another hour, he will not answer.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Denis O'Donovan: If there was a question for the Minister I would agree but he has said his piece. Note, I spell the word p-i-e-c-e, and not p-e-a-c-e.