‘Reputational damage done to the country’

Michael McNamara, Labour, Clare: “I do hope that Fine Gael support this [X case legislation] as it is in the Programme for Government.

If the Programme for Government can’t be implemented then that calls the Government into question. But I expect it can be sorted out.”

Emmett Stagg, Labour,Kildare North: “I fully support X case legislation, in fact I would like it to go further and take into consideration the health of the woman... not just the threat to life. But I know that Fine Gael would not support that. I expect they will support the Programme for Government commitment. I do not think they will bring down the Government on this issue.”