Results 1,641-1,660 of 5,732 for speaker:Fidelma Healy Eames
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Jul 2013)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Rubbish. We placed this on the record. The Senator is not entering new information. He is contradicting it.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Jul 2013)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Jul 2013)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I will leave it at that, because I know others want to speak.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Jul 2013)
Fidelma Healy Eames: On a point of order-----
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Jul 2013)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Thank you. Let us be accurate on the record.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Jul 2013)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Irish consultants carry this out at the moment. There is a very simple reason for it. Thank you.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Jul 2013)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I will pass on this.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Jul 2013)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I move amendment No. 9: In page 9, between lines 5 and 6, to insert the following:“(c) where the unborn is sixteen weeks gestation or older, an effective anaesthetic for pain relief shall be administered to the foetus before the medical procedure is commenced, provided this does not increase the risk of the loss of life of the pregnant woman.”.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (23 Jul 2013)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I spoke about the issue of foetal pain on Committee Stage last week. A large body of evidence supports the fact the foetus feels pain in the womb during a termination or abortion, particularly if the foetus is over 20 weeks. Professor Glover, a pro-choice advocate in the United Kingdom, says this is the case from 17 weeks onwards. My amendment requests that an anaesthetic be provided for...
- Seanad: An Bille um Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Cúigiú Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (23 Jul 2013)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Most of the people.
- Seanad: An Bille um Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Cúigiú Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (23 Jul 2013)
Fidelma Healy Eames: This is a defining moment in our history. Members are being presented with a referendum to decide whether this House should be abolished or retained. I believe this argument will be won by reasoned debate, but only by reasoned debate that will demonstrate the benefits of this House to Irish politics and in the service of Irish people. There will be many cat fights originating from both...
- Seanad: An Bille um Dara Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Deireadh a chur le Seanad Éireann) 2013: An Cúigiú Céim - Thirty-second Amendment of the Constitution (Abolition of Seanad Éireann) Bill 2013: Fifth Stage (23 Jul 2013)
Fidelma Healy Eames: On the Bill, I refer to a vision in which there will be thinking politics in this House unimpeded by a Whip system or party politics. While I completely support that in the Dáil, the Seanad should be a thinking House that will inform policy that can then be taken on board by the Dáil. I will not impede democracy and today I will vote for the passage of this Bill. I do not wish to...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jul 2013)
Fidelma Healy Eames: That is a well made point by Senator Keane. The outcomes for children when they have a good breakfast are well documented. Senator Landy's allegations are very serious. If someone attempted to bribe him to absent himself from votes in this House last week, then that is very serious. I call on the Labour Party to substantiate that. I would also call on the Leader to ensure there is an...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jul 2013)
Fidelma Healy Eames: It is very relevant
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jul 2013)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I welcome that if he has, but we do not have that information. The reputation of this House is being affected by that type of behaviour. To be fair to Senator Landy, he has gone a long way towards explaining it. He needs to go another little way and give us the truth on this. I noticed an article in The Irish Times today which stated that women in Ireland face extra burdens going to the...
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jul 2013)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Yes. Why is it that the only type of support which some in this House feel is needed for women in difficulty is abortion? What we are not having positive discussions about-----
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jul 2013)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Why are we not having positive discussions about sex education, adoption and non-directive counselling, which we know is not happening in the Irish Family Planning Association?
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jul 2013)
Fidelma Healy Eames: That is a very serious allegation. The Minister for Health promised an inquiry on this, and it has still not been delivered.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jul 2013)
Fidelma Healy Eames: I am grateful for your time, but I am looking for a response.
- Seanad: Order of Business (23 Jul 2013)
Fidelma Healy Eames: Hear, hear.