9 Ean 2013, 17:05
As part of its public hearings on the Implementation of the Government Decision following the publication of the Expert Group Report into matters relating to A, B, C, vs Ireland, the Committee on Health and Children will hear contributions from Churches and Advocacy Groups at its meeting tomorrow, Thursday 10th January.
The purpose of the meetings, which will be held in the Seanad Chamber, will be to gather information which will be of assistance to Government in the drafting of the Heads of Bill following its decision. It is intended that the hearings will help to determine what issues need to be addressed in the Heads of Bill and draft regulations.
The groups attending the public hearings tomorrow are:
Session A: 9.30 - 11.30 a.m.
[Rev. Christopher Jones, Bishop of Elphin and Fr Timothy Bartlett, Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference; The Most Rev. Dr Michael Jackson, Archbishop of Dublin and Mr Samuel Harper, Church of Ireland; Dr Trevor Morrow and Dr Roy Patton, Presbyterian Church of Ireland; Ms Heidi Good, Methodist Church of Ireland; Dr Ali Selim, Islamic Cultural Centre of Ireland; Mr Michael Nugent, Atheist Ireland; and Rabbi Zalman Lent, Irish Jewish Community];
Session B: 11.45 a.m. - 1.45 p.m.
[Ms Caroline Simons and Dr Berry Kiely, Pro Life Campaign; Dr Eoghan de Faoite and Dr Sean O'Domhnaill, Youth Defence; Mr Patrick Carr and Mr David Manley, Family and Life; and Ms Breda O'Brien and Ms. Maria Steen, Iona Institute]; and
Session C: 2.45 - 4.45 p.m.
[Ms Jacinta Fay and Ms Denise Ryan, Choice Ireland; Ms Orla O'Connor, Director and Ms Jacqueline Healy, National Womens Council of Ireland; Ms Ailbhe Smyth and Ms Therese Caherty, Action on X]
All hearings will be in public session and will be broadcast live at: http://bit.ly/24YmPI
and on the Oireachtas channel 207 on the UPC cable network.
For further information please contact:
Ciaran Brennan,
Houses of the Oireachtas,
Communications Unit,
Leinster House,
Dublin 2
P: +3531 618 3903
M: 086-0496518
F: +3531 618 4551
ENDS
Committee Membership:
Deputies
Jerry Buttimer, Fine Gael
Catherine Byrne, Fine Gael
Michael Colreavy, Sinn Fein
Ciara Conway, Labour Party
Regina Doherty, Fine Gael
Robert Dowds, Labour Party
Peter Fitzpatrick, Fine Gael
Seamus Healy, Independent
Billy Kelleher, Fianna Fáil
Eamonn Maloney, Labour Party
Mary Mitchell O’Connor, Fine Gael
Mattie McGrath, Independent
Denis Naughten, Independent
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Sinn Fein
Robert Troy, Fianna Fáil
Senators
Colm Burke, Fine Gael
John Crown, Independent
John Gilroy, Labour Party
Imelda Henry, Fine Gael
Marc Mac Sharry, Fine Fail
Jillian Van Turnhout, Independent