Did the Attorney General even give the Government any arguments?

There are no briefing documents to be given to any Deputy other than to confirm that the Attorney General's formal legal advice is that this Bill is unconstitutional.

That is it?

I would point out to Deputy Boyd Barrett-----

It is extraordinary.

-----that the parameters within which the Legislature has to operate are the same as was the case for the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013.

This is not in order.

The current constitutional position, as confirmed by the Supreme Court, is that termination is only permissible when the continuation of the pregnancy constitutes a real risk to the life of the mother.

Wrong. Obviously, the Taoiseach did not read the PP v. HSE judgment.

Those are the parameters within which the Constitution is framed, and the Constitution is framed by vote of the people.