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THE BODY TASKED with overseeing the implementation of rulings by the European Court of Human Rights will examine the Irish Government’s response to the ABC ruling by early December.
The Committee of Ministers in the Council of Europe will give its view on Ireland’s compliance with the ruling case on 4 – 6 December, RTÉ reports.
The Taoiseach told the Dáil today that the Minister for Health James Reilly had received the report of the expert group on abortion in the last 24 hours – but that it had not yet been seen or read. The group was set up to examine how Ireland can implement the European ruling on abortion rights.
The news comes amid outrage that a 31-year-old woman, Savita Praveen Halappanavar, died in a Galway hospital after being refused an abortion as she suffered a miscarriage over two days last month.
Savita had presented to the hospital on 21 October complaining of severe back pain and was found to be undergoing a miscarriage; however, the foetus remained inside her body and a foetal heartbeat was detected.
Despite Savita requesting an abortion several times, the foetus was not removed until 24 October – after the foetal heartbeat had stopped.
Immediately afterwards Savita was brought to a high dependency unit in the hospital suffering from septicaemia. She died four days later on Sunday 28 October.
More than 2,000 attended a demonstration in memory of Savita Halappanavar outside Leinster House this evening.
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Great to hear that small to medium firms could deliver 20,000 jobs however these small companies need to be paid on time for the services they provide and until legislation is in place to protect them the 20,000 jobs will be lost instead of created.
Spin the year out……could , should, would………
3 point plan . Every bit as good as the Famous 5 point plan .
Yet you let the council increase rates by 100% which is closing down loads of business and creating mass losses in jobs then Kenny the coward ignores his promise to remove upwardly only rents. Why do people put up with these liars. Pure s.c.u.m
Best not to hold one’s breath on job creation. This government is already the worst in living memory -YES- and that includes the last one. They have broken every commitment, displayed unseemly incompetence and cowardice and are devoid of any leadership qualities. They are now pussyfooting with the next €3billion promissory note payment due in February. Taoiseach Kenny is a laughing stock all over Europe. Does anyone really believe the economy will grow and create jobs under this government. The SFA is just a lapdog for IBEC. It should break away from its powerful masters and begin to see the wood from the trees. It’s very masters in IBEC have driven Ireland’s cost base into the stratosphere not to mention its role in the banking collapse – the two principle impediments to job creation. Get a life SFA.
20,000 jobs possibly(these people seldom do pessimistic forecasting).
80-100k emigrating, no figures for increasing disemployment due to austerity, and half a million already wasting away on breadlines to soupkitchens.
This is the ‘government’s’ economic plan?
They could but will they very very unlikely with austerity at the heart of irish policy. Just more BS from government.
The domestic economy is in ruins. If you disagree you are either a blue shirt or in denial. I want this country to escape the gloom but lets be honest so far we are not doing a good job of it.
Well I think these guys should take a walk down any street in the country and see the state of retail Ireland not to mention the business parks etc. it’s not a pretty sight, I genuinely fear for the future of Ireland as one of our every growing population of ex pats…
Would it not be quicker to get DPD to deliver the jobs rather than waiting for these small businesses to get set up .. Surely DPD know the best routes by now …. Eh oh right
I do apologise for my apparent lack of humour … Or do 21 people work for fastway maybe …
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