Taoiseach says 12 weeks is “one step too far” for majority of public admin January 15, 2018 The upcoming abortion referendum featured heavily in the first cabinet meeting of 2018. Taoiseach Leo Varadkar told reporters at Government Buildings there is a fear allowing abortion up to 12 weeks is “one step too far” for majority of public. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Related