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Seanad: National Mortgage and Housing Corporation Bill 2015: Second Stage (4 Nov 2015)

Jim Walsh: ...State, Deputy Tom Hayes, to the House. My simple political philosophy is that people are entitled to live without interference. That is the reason I believe abortion is such an evil. Between 20% and 25% of unborn babies are killed in their mothers' wombs before they get the chance to see the light of day. I also believe youngsters have a right to an education that gears them for life...

Seanad: An Bille um an gCeathrú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht (Comhionannas Pósta) 2015: Céim an Choiste - Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015: Committee Stage (27 Mar 2015)

Jim Walsh: It is difficult to know where to start. I agree with much of what Senator Mullen said and with what Senator Zappone said. However, in all of this we need to be very mindful of the level of intolerance that there is among the gay ideological movement. I have used that phrase before and I have been criticised for it. Yet, this is all about ideology. I separate the case for individual gay...

Seanad: Adoption (Identity and Information) Bill 2014: Second Stage (19 Nov 2014)

Jim Walsh: ...Dáil. It is also good that we have Senator Power, who has shown great courage in giving testimony on her circumstances, Senator van Turnhout, who has operated in the field of children, and Senator Healy Eames. I will revert to them in a minute. I will set out two guiding principles to policy on this matter, namely, the integrity of identity and the best interests of the child. The...

Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (17 Jul 2013)

Jim Walsh: ...to inform ourselves. I attended the National Women's Council meeting which heard from those ladies who had gone through the terrible situation of having pregnancies with fatal foetal abnormalities and travelled to England for abortions. Some things did not impress me, but some did hit me hard. I was not impressed by the fact that several people - perhaps they were from the National...