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Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation: Motion (Resumed) (28 Jan 2015)

James Bannon: I am pleased to offer my thoughts on the commission of investigation into mother and baby homes. I thank the Minister, Deputy Reilly, for all his work and being present for this motion. Deputy Buttimer mentioned homes in Tuam, Cork and other parts of the country. One of the country's largest mother and baby homes was in County Westmeath. In 1934, the Cork-based order Sisters of the Sacred...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Second Stage (Resumed) (1 Jul 2013)

James Bannon: The heavy boots of war are on, and we are being whipped into line by the Supreme Court judgment in the X case that was made 21 years ago, which found that abortion was legal under the Constitution if there was a real and substantial threat to the life of the mother. The Bill is a reflection of the fact that we have not met the needs of women in the intervening years. What we need to do...

Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements (Resumed) (6 Dec 2012)

James Bannon: In order to discuss this report and its ramifications, we must focus on the findings of the expert group and their implications for the issue of abortion legislation. However, given the tragic circumstances of Savita Halappanavar's death in Galway in late October and the efforts of both sides - the pro and anti-abortion lobbies - it is impossible not to include it in any discussion of A, B...

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2012)

James Bannon: I welcome the Bill and I acknowledge the work of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Fitzgerald. Her work has introduced measures for the recognition of children, in particular the referendum on the 31st amendment of the Constitution. This was promised but not delivered by the last Government but has been accomplished by this Government and that is important. The rights and...

An Bille um an Aonú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Leanaí) 2012: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-First Amendment of the Constitution (Children) Bill 2012: Second Stage (Resumed) (26 Sep 2012)

James Bannon: I welcome the Bill and I acknowledge the work of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Deputy Fitzgerald. Her work has introduced measures for the recognition of children, in particular the referendum on the 31st amendment of the Constitution. This was promised but not delivered by the last Government but has been accomplished by this Government and that is important. The rights and...

Patient Safety: Motion (29 Jun 2010)

James Bannon: The horrific problems of women who were told they had miscarried their babies but subsequently gave birth to healthy children have raised a number of questions about our maternity care, not least about its exorbitant cost in our republic. In a move that mirrors cross-Border shopping expeditions, women are halving the cost of giving birth by going to Northern Ireland. When one considers...

Seanad: Asylum Applications. (15 Jun 2005)

James Bannon: I thank the Minister, Deputy Ó Cuív, for taking this matter on the Adjournment. The situation with regard to Ms Odunsi and Ms Nwanze and their families is well documented and, I am sure, well known to the Minister. Elizabeth Odunsi and her four children, aged 17, 14, 11 and five years have been living in Athlone, County Westmeath, since 2001, having fled their own country of Nigeria. Their...