The Tánaiste is promising to move quickly to bring legal clarity to the issue of medical termination of pregnancies. 

Eamon Gilmore says he was deeply disturbed after hearing the case of Savita Halappanavar. 

The 31-year-old died of blood poisoning at University Hospital Galway a week after miscarrying 17 weeks into her pregnancy.

The Tánaiste says it is now time to bring swift legal clarity to the law on abortion.

The Health Minister James Reilly is also to bring the report to Cabinet to decide how to proceed. 

Calls for leadership

Eamon Gilmore says the coalition will not be the 7th government not to act on the "X Case" ruling from 20 years ago.

He told the Dail that he and the Taoiseach would receive the report from the expert group on abortion law today.

He also says the report from the expert group on abortion will be given to him and the Taoiseach today. 

While Sinn Féin Deputy leader Mary-Lou McDonald says political leadership is needed now.