Seanad debates

Monday, 10 December 2018

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage

 

2:00 pm

Photo of Rónán MullenRónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

-----in that we need to try to approach this with integrity having regard to the positions we hold on this issue. Anything that suggests we would be letting down the country by teasing things through properly would be very regrettable.

I want to pick up on a few points made by the Minister. He referred to the importance of information. I agree with him. This is a matter I will be returning to on a later amendment. I hope he will agree with me on the importance of information. There are at least two places where the legislation provides for both the very scant recording of information and the very scant delivery of information to those who deserve it. We will come back to that. The Minister mentioned a couple of times in his remarks that this, that and the other was said by the No side during the referendum campaign. I ask for clarity from all of us. We need chapter and verse. The Minister mentioned his discomfort over being a man and all that.

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