Contraceptives Bill consultations and timing
The Minister listed organisations consulted and said no further consultations were planned; he hoped to introduce the Bill before Christmas. Members pressed about its contents and whether the Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil would support it, and the Minister said they knew their own minds.
asked the Minister for Health if he will name the organisations with whom he has conferred prior to the preparation of a Bill governing the availability of contraceptives; and the further consultation, if any, planned prior to the circulation of the Bill.
Comment on this
Meetings were held with
The Medico Social Research Board
The Irish Medical Association
The National Health Council
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
The Irish Pharmaceutical Union
The Catholic Hierarchy
The Church of Ireland
The Presbyterian Church
The Methodist Church
The Jewish Representative Body
The Health Boards
The Irish Nurses Organisation
The Association of Social Workers
The Irish Family Planning Association
The Irish Family League
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Representatives of organisations promoting the Billings method of family planning.
No further consultations are planned.
Comment on this
Could we have any indication from that litany type of answer the sort of Bill we are going to get?
Comment on this
That is my intention. Whatever Bill it is I am sure the Taoiseach will vote for it too.
