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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: Since the introduction of the eighth amendment, there have been no prosecutions against any medical doctors.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: Since the introduction of the eighth amendment, there have been no prosecutions of doctors or other medical personnel. All I am trying to say is that one aspect of this debate really annoys me. As the Chairman knows, I say every week that Ireland is one of the safest places in the world to have a pregnancy. I think it is an absolute disgrace that counsellors from the agencies that are...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: I do not feel as though I am getting a proper answer from those who are here today. To me, anyone telling a woman to tell a lie - to say she is having a miscarriage instead of an abortion - is an absolute disgrace.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: As I said on the previous occasion, since we voted last month, it has been very difficult to get agencies to come in here. They feel as though it is a done deal already. In fairness, it is only-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: I am just trying to be honest.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: The biggest problem we have at the moment is that as far as people are concerned, abortion is going to be on demand as a result of the vote we took here last month. I felt that a lot of pressure was put on members to vote. It was totally and utterly wrong that we took that vote. The Citizens' Assembly did not vote until it had completed its hearings. We should have done exactly the same.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: I am just trying to say, through the Chair, I think-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: Yes, but-----
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association (15 Nov 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: The reason people will not come in here is that they feel the decision has already been made.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues - Crisis Pregnancy Management: Ms Janice Donlon, HSE (15 Nov 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: I shall ask Ms Donlon the same question I asked of Dr. Henchion. Will Ms Donlon tell the committee what her organisation has done specifically to promote adoption as an alternative to abortion? How many conferences has it run? What percentage of her programme's tax funding goes on this area compared to how much it spends in researching and discussing abortion and the possibility of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues - Crisis Pregnancy Management: Ms Janice Donlon, HSE (15 Nov 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: On page 2 of the presentation, it states that the programme funds 15 individual crisis pregnancy consultation services which operate at more than 40 locations nationally to provide free crisis pregnancy counselling. It is a very large catchment area. It also states on page 2 that, during a counselling session, a client may request information on the options available to her. What...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues - Crisis Pregnancy Management: Ms Janice Donlon, HSE (15 Nov 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: The programme did a general survey on the outcome of crisis pregnancies which found that parenting was 73%, abortion was 24% and adoption was 2%. Why has adoption decreased so significantly over the past decades?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues - Crisis Pregnancy Management: Ms Janice Donlon, HSE (15 Nov 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: I am not asking the Senator the question.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues - Crisis Pregnancy Management: Ms Janice Donlon, HSE (15 Nov 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: There was no need for that. Senator Ruane had an opportunity to ask her questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues - Crisis Pregnancy Management: Ms Janice Donlon, HSE (15 Nov 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: Are organisations providing enough information on adoption? One can find out about abortion clinics on the Internet and there are even abortion clinics which offer bonuses to their employees to get people to avail of abortions. Is enough being done with the HSE on the option of adoption in a crisis pregnancy?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues - Crisis Pregnancy Management: Ms Janice Donlon, HSE (15 Nov 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: From the HSE.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues - Crisis Pregnancy Management: Ms Janice Donlon, HSE (15 Nov 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: Reading the presentation, it appeared to me that if a person seeks information from the programme and asks directly for a child to be adopted, she would be referred by the HSE to Tusla.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues - Crisis Pregnancy Management: Ms Janice Donlon, HSE (15 Nov 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: What I want to know about is where she comes in and does not know what she wants. Is enough information being given then on the process of adopting a child?
- Order of Business (14 Nov 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: Four years ago the mobility allowance and the motorised transport grants closed. The Minister of State, Deputy Finian McGrath was to establish a new mobility scheme to assist those with a disability. The Minister of State has said that this new mobility scheme will be up and running this year, in 2017. Speaking in the Dáil recently, the Taoiseach confirmed there was no budget...
- Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Grant Scheme Applications (14 Nov 2017)
Peter Fitzpatrick: 140. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if he will address a matter in relation to a grant application by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47625/17]