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Period Poverty: Motion (13 Mar 2019)

Michael Harty: ...this motion. 6 o’clock I was not aware of the term "period poverty" until this past week, even though the issue of menstrual bleeding is a common one which presents to general practice and is raised in medical consultations. Bringing this motion before the House is a sign of growing confidence and maturity in this Dáil. It would not have come about were it not for the...

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report Stage (Resumed) (29 Nov 2018)

Michael Harty: This is a difficult issue. I am not sure about the circumstances where Deputy Mattie McGrath and others spoke about a baby surviving a termination of pregnancy but there are four areas in this legislation where a pregnancy can be terminated. One area is before 12 weeks, so that will not apply to this amendment. The second area is when there is an emergency and it quite possible that a...

Tuam Mother and Baby Home: Statements (25 Oct 2018)

Michael Harty: I welcome the Government’s decision to carry out a full forensic excavation and DNA testing of children’s remains at the site of the Tuam mother and baby home. I know the Minister recognises it will be a huge logistic and scientific undertaking. It is an extremely important decision and is the correct response by the Minister. This episode in our past is a gigantic blot on...

An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: ...their opportunity to vote on this issue. It is one of the most important social issues that will come before this Dáil. It is an issue which involves morals, ethics, society, religion, biology and deeply personal issues. No one answer will satisfy all those issues or satisfy everyone. This issue of termination of pregnancy has the capacity to be deeply divisive. Termination of...

An Bille um an Séú Leasú is Tríocha ar an mBunreacht 2018: An Dara Céim (Atógáil) - Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Mar 2018)

Michael Harty: However, it is up to each individual to make an ethical and moral judgment as to the rights and wrongs of termination of pregnancy in the circumstances in which they find themselves. Thus, should the eighth amendment be repealed, the nature of the legislation to provide for termination of pregnancy will be centre stage. The recent Supreme Court judgment has clearly decided that the only...

National Broadband Procurement Process: Statements (7 Feb 2018)

Michael Harty: ...thank the Chair for the opportunity to contribute to this debate. The Minister, Deputy Naughten, needs to have the support of all parties in this House in his efforts to deliver the national broadband plan. Success is not guaranteed, but I believe the process in which the Minister and the Government are engaged is the correct one. No major infrastructural plan of this nature will have a...

Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Statements (Resumed) (25 Jan 2018)

Michael Harty: I support the holding of a referendum on repealing the eighth amendment of the Constitution to allow Irish people to have their say on this very important and difficult issue. The recommendations of the Oireachtas all-party committee should be the basis of any proposed legislation to be put in place should the people decide to repeal the eighth amendment. Such legislation will be the legal...

Commission of Investigation Announcement on Tuam Mother and Baby Home: Statements (9 Mar 2017)

Michael Harty: I will speak first, if that is in order. There are only two of us sharing this timeslot myself and Deputy Mattie McGrath and we will each take five minutes. I thank the Minister for bringing this subject to the floor of the Dáil. There is so much that can be said about this issue and we must all hang our heads in shame. As Deputy Clare Daly said, these facts have been known for...

Water Charges: Motion [Private Members] (28 Sep 2016)

Michael Harty: The water charges issue has been debated more often than any other issue since the Thirty-second Dáil met on 10 March and it has generated the most passion, this evening being no exception. This is because it has been identified as a fault line between Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin and between Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael. Fianna Fáil's change in its position since the...