Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am.

Second Stage of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill is to be taken in the Dáil tomorrow. A reply to a parliamentary question last evening showed that the HSE was proposing that the findings of any report carried out on the misinformation provided and the threat to women's lives being facilitated by the Irish Family Planning Association would not be available for at least six to eight weeks. That appears to be too cosy and coincidental, given that the Bill will have been debated by the Oireachtas by then. There is a need for a 45 minute debate today with the Minister and the Order of Business should be amended. I plead with the Leader not to ask us to put this matter to a vote to allow for what I propose. If the Seanad is to be saved, questions of national importance such as this should be addressed here. We will have an opportunity to do so, as the Minister is due here today.