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Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Séamus Healy: Ms McGuinness has indicated that a doctor considers these applications but that has always been the case, or at least it was always the case in south Tipperary. The cards were granted by a doctor. It is now certain that it is almost impossible to get a discretionary card on medical grounds and unfortunately, the only way to get a card urgently is if a GP certifies in writing that a...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Séamus Healy: I stated it was so in south Tipperary. Do not attribute a comment to me that I did not make.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Séamus Healy: The Minister should not attribute a comment to me that I did not make.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Séamus Healy: If Ms McGuinness is going to deal with the question of medical cards, we want to see it dealt with properly and fully because everyone around this table knows what is happening. People aged between 65 and 69 are being targeted and their cards are being removed because they are marginally over the threshold but they have medical conditions because of which they have had cards for years. It...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Estimates for Public Services 2013
Vote 38 - Department of Health (Revised)
Vote 39 - Health Service Executive (Revised) (10 Jul 2013)

Séamus Healy: When this Government was elected, there was a genuine feeling among the public that we were about to get a significantly improved health service. Of course, that was on the back of the Minister, Deputy Reilly, and the current Taoiseach travelling the country, making commitments in regard to improvements in the service. There is no doubt the previous Government had created serious...

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

Séamus Healy: The Minister of State, Deputy Alex White, seems to take the view that the meaning of the term "unborn" would specifically change the position, that the amendment tabled by some Deputies in respect of the "unborn" is one which would affect this particular amendment on fatal foetal abnormalities. I have some sympathy for his view of the term "unborn". I do not have that amendment tabled. The...

Business of Dáil: Motion (10 Jul 2013)

Séamus Healy: Farce.

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

Séamus Healy: I rise to speak to the group of amendments, of which Nos. 10, 11, 30 and 81 are in my name. Provision in respect of fatal foetal abnormality and inevitable miscarriage should and could be included in the Bill within the terms of the Constitution. The group Terminations for Medical Reasons have pleaded with the Oireachtas to deal with the tragic issue of fatal foetal abnormality. These are...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Séamus Healy: I thank everybody for his or her courteous engagement in this process during the hearings in January, the discussions on the heads of the Bill, Second Stage in the Chamber and Committee Stage. As Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin stated, it is a difficult, sensitive and emotive issue, but, as I stated on Second Stage, it needs to be addressed urgently. I confirm my support for the Bill.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Séamus Healy: I move amendment No. 89: In page 18, after line 3, to insert the following: “Offences of threat, harassment, endangerment and false imprisonment 24. (1) In the case of a person who, without lawful excuse, makes to another a threat, by any means intending the other to believe it will be carried out, to kill or cause serious harm to--(a) a woman as a result of her having sought to obtain...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Séamus Healy: The Minister referred to the Irish Medical Council guidelines and indicated that he has not found an area in which the doctor is obliged to report. The problem is that the report may not be made by a medical practitioner. It could be any category of individual. That in itself is no guarantee that a report will not be made. The Minister stated that he wants to send out a message to young...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Séamus Healy: I am certainly disappointed by the responses given by the Minister and his Minister of State, Deputy White, on this matter. I do not accept that Article 40.3.3° of the Constitution obliges us to criminalise women in circumstances such as those we describe, and I do not believe the public wants us to criminalise them. There is widespread support across the Oireachtas for a change to...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Séamus Healy: I move amendment No. 87: In page 17, line 25, after “person” to insert “, other than the pregnant woman concerned,”.This amendment relates to section 22. In my view, this section is anachronistic, inhumane and indefensible. It seeks to criminalise a woman who procures a termination other than under the terms of the Bill. It prescribes a term of imprisonment not...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Séamus Healy: I do not want to be prescriptive. The reason for the amendment is to ensure all appropriate institutions will be in a position to provide the services and procedures provided for in the Bill. I accept there are difficulties. At the very least, we need an assurance from the Minister that he is satisfied each and every appropriate institution covered in the Bill will be in a position to...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Séamus Healy: On the basis of what the Minister has said, I will accept his assurance that it will be possible to have the procedures available in all appropriate institutions. On that basis, I will withdraw the amendment.

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Séamus Healy: I move amendment No. 82: In page 15, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following:“20. The Executive shall, for the purpose of monitoring and collecting data on the performance of medical clinical procedures, collect information on the functioning of Chapters 1 and 2 of this Act in accordance with standard Hospital In-Patient Enquiry procedures recognised by the World Health...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Séamus Healy: I move amendment No. 79: In page 14, to delete lines 28 to 30 and substitute the following:"(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, it shall be the duty of every appropriate institution to ensure the necessary number and category of medical practitioners, nurses and midwives are made available and are not obstructed in the carrying out of such a medical procedure as are governed...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Séamus Healy: I move amendment No. 68: In page 14, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following:“15. The Executive shall, for the purpose of monitoring and collecting data on the performance of medical clinical procedures, collect information on the functioning of Chapters 1 and 2 of this Act in accordance with standard Hospital In-Patient Enquiry procedures recognised by the World Health...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Séamus Healy: I move amendment No. 59: In page 12, line 27, to delete "The review committee shall," and substitute "Members of the review committee may, if necessary".This relates to the requirement for the review panel to examine the pregnant woman. While I would have no difficulty with this in the vast majority of cases and I would expect this to be the case, there may be cases where it would not be...

Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (3 Jul 2013)

Séamus Healy: I agree to withdraw the amendment. I will resubmit it on Report Stage in the hope that the Minister will come back to us with something on it.