European Parliament
Scallon (PPE-DE ).
– First, I should like to thank the Commissioner for her response. I would like to make a special reference to the people of Ireland. Remembering that funding of any kind of abortion is unconstitutional and illegal in Ireland and that so-called safe abortion is included within this development aid programme, yet also remembering that Ireland has the lowest level of maternal mortality in the world – two in every 100 000 births – what is the response of the Commission to the majority of Irish citizens who are deeply concerned at this unconstitutional use of Irish tax-payers' money?

