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SOCIAL PROTECTION MINISTER Leo Varadkar has said he can understand why some TDs might be reluctant to sit on the Joint Oireachtas Committee tasked with debating the Citizen’s Assembly final report.
While most of the other political parties have named who will sit on the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, only two members – Kate O’Connell and Catherine Noone have been confirmed for Fine Gael.
It’s understood that if no one from the party steps forward to sit on the committee, the Taoiseach may resort to appointing TDs and senators to the committee.
Varadkar told reporters yesterday that he hadn’t heard of any difficulties, but added:
I can understand certainly why TDs might be reluctant to serve on a committee that is a very sensitive issue. Some people on both sides have very extreme views on it, so I can understand why some TDs might feel they will come under pressure or receive abuse.
He added that he is confident that Fine Gael will be able to fill the seats on the committee.
Both Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael are to allow a free vote to party members on the issue.
Recommendations
The Citizens’ Assembly recommended that the Oireachtas should legislate for abortion and allow abortion without restriction in Ireland.
Voters are expected to be asked whether they support the findings of the Citizen’s Assembly findings in a referendum, and the committee is now being set up to examine how to proceed.
Committee members
The all-party committee of 20 members due to debate the recommendations is to be established shortly and will propose legislative changes by autumn.
Taoiseach Enda Kenny said this week that he wants to see the committee established in a either this week or the next.
Fianna Fáil have named their four TDs for the committee – Billy Kelleher, Lisa Chambers, James Browne and Anne Rabbitte. Senator Ned O’Sullivan is also expected to sit on the committee.
Brid Smith and Ruth Coppinger from Solidarity-PBP will be on the committee on a rotational-basis, while Louise O’Reilly and Jonathan O’Brien will sit on the committee, for Sinn Fein.
Labour’s Jan O’Sullivan, Independent TD Mattie McGrath and Clare Daly will also join the committee. It’s understood other members in the mix include Independent Rónán Mullen and Alice Mary Higgins.
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its hard to believe anyone would be that stupid as to call yourself the ‘silent bomber’ and then become not so silent and tweet looking for advise on potential targets! what idiots.
keen interest in isis………..we have one of their top recruiters here in the country and the tax payer is paying blood sucker free legal aid brigade to stop him from being deported … FFS
The wee lepper con in Phoenix park is very concerned about the rights of this Isis fan
Lived with his mam and dad who are now saying they had no knowledge of what he was doing which I find hard to believe
You lived with his mam and dad?
No doubt whatever that a lot of silent sympathisers knew what was goings-on. Moderate muslims should speak out.
@Beano …….They all say that. Instructions from Muslim Brotherhood and CAIR to all relative and acquaintances and local Imams of terror suspects apprehended. Deny everything. Nothing to do with Islam,etc.
Not being funny but bring in capital punishment for these dopes, no place in any society for them
@Craft Beard Lad oh it will make a return soon enough, capital punishment. you will see the french taking the wd40 to those old guillotines in the not so distant future, 5 to 7 years i will bet, the spanish used to like a little garroting, fascinating machine in a ghoulish way. Its not so long ago that these machines were used..
There’d have to be a massive hole in the lifes of a man and woman husband/wife when for intertainment they’d set out make bombs to kill people using public transport. if their religion drove them to carry out such pervisions then there is somthing very rotten with such a religion
True John but I bet it will be used on Christians by an Islam French government
This shows that authorities have to follow up on every nutjob tweet
In France, Britain, Germany, America and nearly every other country in the world it remains government policy to say that any and all attacks carried out in the name of Mohammed have ‘nothing to do with Islam’.
America? I would of thought the opposite. And rightfully so btw, islam is totally to blame
More religious loons trying to kill people.
Absolute dirt on the end of your shoe! Religion has a lot to answer for in this world. Unfortunately there’s no one to answer to…
For those interested; one month in Sweden where the leftists in charge have adopted open borders and embraced immigration from across the Middle East. The result? Rapes, crime and the odd beheading.
Let Sweden be a lesson to the rest of Europe.
http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/7133/sweden-rapes-acquittals-severed-heads#.VoKwdXAT6Ak.twitter
Why is the Journal so disproportionately full of rightwing nutjobs?
ted unfortunately for all of us its the likes of you that will be the end of our civilisation.
WOW…at a loss for words D,this is all Fact?!its disgusting can’t get my head around it rape etc brutal brutal
Nothing more than life in Jail with no chance of ever getting back into society . However with this country the uk they will be out in 20 to 25 years . However they should bring back some form of capital punishment for this type of treachous crime . Traitors to the uk and the western world freedoms .
RobertP; unfortunately even in jail the toxic effect of radical Islam goes on and on. This made the times front page two days ago; sad because it’s been known about for years, obviously nothing has changed.
We need to wake up and fast
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/uk/crime/article4650726.ece
The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam.
Who said that?
@JamesBarry- the same guy who said the ‘Sweetest sound is the Muslim call to prayer…..’
@James Barry……. The Mole in The White House said it.
Refugees turn on their host
Kailene Pillay, The Witness | The Witness
THE good Samaritans who took onto their farm over 100 refugees displaced by this year’s xenophobic violence, now claim they have been threatened with murder by the same people they had set out to help.
http://m.news24.com/news24/SouthAfrica/News/refugees-turn-on-their-host-20151217
Food for thought!
As Chris Kyle said ” they are savages “. He was spot on , we need more Chris Kyle’s
Dirty rotten animals
Buys bomb making material from eBay and gets it delivered to their home
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