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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Quiet please. I will chair the meeting and if I want help I will ask for it.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Can we all take a deep breath and calm down? It is a bright, sunny morning. Let us all relax and allow the expert witnesses to give their testimony.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: We are now moving on to time allocated for non-members of the committee. There are 13 non-members indicating that they wish to speak and the time allowed is 30 minutes. Therefore, not everyone will have a chance to contribute and I apologise for that in advance. I ask Members to speak to the heads of the Bill and to be as brief as possible, which will allow as many members to contribute as...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Excuse me, with all due respect to everyone, I ask the Senator to allow for a divergence of views and to speak to the heads of the Bill.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Could we have one speaker at a time, please? Members should show respect.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: As there are only 14 minutes left in this slot, we will not have time for all four remaining speakers. I call on Deputies Catherine Byrne and Robert Troy and apologise to the other two speakers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Okay, I will ask them to reply when he responds.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I will ask Ms Simons to reply at the end.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Ms Simons may reply at the end when she comes back in again.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Very well, go ahead.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Go raibh maith agat.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Eight speakers have indicated and I again ask members to co-operate. Deputy Fitzpatrick, Senator Bacik and Deputy Naughten are the next three speakers.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: If we could all engage with the heads of the Bill, it would be absolutely beneficial to us all.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: It would be a blessing.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Thank you.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Dr. Mills may want to start. There are eight other members who have indicated.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: Members of the committee will be allocated 70 minutes and 11 members have indicated. Not everyone will get in but I will try to be fair to everybody. I ask members to be brief in their questions.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I believe in starting committee meetings punctually every Thursday morning, although this is our third day. I thank members. We have a quorum of six members, at least one being from each House. Is it agreed that we begin in public session? Agreed. I remind committee members, Members in the Gallery, witnesses and members of the media to switch off their mobile telephones instead of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I remind members to make balanced and fair remarks and to use temperate language. We should hold our debate in a balanced, fair and calm manner that befits the Houses of the Oireachtas. I thank them for their co-operation during the past three days. I ask members to focus their remarks on the Bill on a head-by-head basis. I welcome Ms Caroline Simons, Mr. Tony O'Connor, Mr. Paul Brady...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (21 May 2013)
Jerry Buttimer: I call Mr. Paul Brady.