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Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I ask Deputy O'Brien to conclude.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I ask the Deputy to conclude his remarks.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: Absolutely.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: Deputy Fitzpatrick, please allow Deputy O'Brien to conclude.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: You are out of order.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: Deputy Fitzpatrick, no one interrupted you. Please let Deputy O'Brien conclude. His time is almost up.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: The Deputy's time has concluded. I call Deputy Peadar Tóibín, who has been waiting patiently to contribute. He has 20 minutes.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I call Deputy Eamon Scanlon who is sharing time with Deputy Eugene Murphy.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: Thank you, Deputy Durkan. I omitted to say that some of your time is being shared with Deputy Grealish.

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (17 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I will be brief in my contribution to the debate as I do not wish to cause undue delay in the passing of this Bill. I personally have a strong pro-life view and would not like to see unrestricted access to abortion in Ireland. As a realist, I realise I cannot force my view on every citizen or on the two thirds of the people of Ireland who expressed a view contrary to mine in the referendum....

Ceisteanna ar Reachtaíocht a Gealladh - Questions on Promised Legislation (17 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: Page 20 of the programme for Government refers to housing affordability. Ireland has the highest mortgage rate for first-time buyers in the eurozone. Our average rate is 3.15% as opposed to the eurozone average of 1.77%. This is a particularly frustrating and ludicrous interest rate because it means Irish people pay €157 more than the average European mortgage payer. That can...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Deployment (17 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 42. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the number of gardaí and reservists in each Garda station in County Louth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42424/18]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I thank Mr. Gough for his presentation. I have a couple of questions relating to the research. In an exit, whether hard, soft or otherwise, there will be a high number of companies - roads maintenance companies would be a classic example - that trade in the North and the South. What will the implications be for Northern companies in regard to being able to partake in the EU tendering...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: Mr. Gough stated that 7,800 businesses in the North are trading in the South. Why is there no figure for the individuals in the South trading in the North?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I would like to make a final observation. I apologise for coming in for a third time. When I travel on the motorway every day, I notice that many small carpentry, electrical and services businesses are trading in Dublin. When I am coming the other way, and travelling from the South towards the North, it strikes me that a small fraction of small businesses are able to trade into the North,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I refer to the moneys and funding for Horizon 2020 in the context of Brexit. Will that be a problem from the perspective of the North?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Implementation of the Good Friday Agreement: North South Implementation Bodies: InterTradeIreland and Tourism Ireland (11 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: Tourism Ireland has been a great story. It continues to be a growing story of publicising our country and, obviously, that hidden gem of tourism. I have a couple of questions. Have we the capacity to cater for the growing number of tourists to which reference has been made? Is our capacity continuing to grow? It is clear that the UK is our biggest market. Mr. Gibbons referred to...

Financial Resolution No. 3: Value-Added Tax (9 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: I commend the sector, which lobbied hard, certainly on social media, not to have this issue before the House tonight. What is being experienced by the sector in rural areas is not being experienced elsewhere, particularly Dublin. I refer in particular to the food sector. It is inevitable that this resolution will be passed tonight but I appeal to the Minister for Finance, who,...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Fuel Laundering (9 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 59. To ask the Minister for Finance further to Parliamentary Question No. 83 of 3 July 2018, if his attention has been drawn to new techniques being employed by fuel smugglers utilising a form of distillation of diesel fuel that successfully removes the marker; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that a large tanker of diesel sludge was illegally dumped in Dundalk in recent...

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Carbon Tax Implementation (9 Oct 2018)

Declan Breathnach: 60. To ask the Minister for Finance if his attention has been drawn to the fact that an increase in carbon tax on solid fuel in the forthcoming budget will lead to an increase in illicit trade in solid fuels to the detriment of legal business owners south of the Border; if his attention has been drawn further to the fact that such an increase would also lead to increased use of illegal...