Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Fine Gael)
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To ask the Minister for Health the role of the Junior Ministers in his Department in constructing abortion legislation; the number of meetings he has had with them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17774/13]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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I wish to inform the Deputy that, given the sensitivity of the topic, the complex constitutional and legal issues involved, and the political interest in this area, I have established a dedicated Oversight Committee to supervise this process. The Ministers of State are members of this Oversight Committee. The Committee has met five times to date.