The Minister for Disability says he wants a free vote in the Dáil over whether to allow abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities.

The house is set to discuss proposed legislation today.

The Attorney General says the bill, put forward by Independent Deputy Mick Wallace, is unconstitutional - but ministers from the Independent Alliance group want the right to support it anyway.

The party whip has been used by most of the political parties in the past to ensure members vote the same way on the issue of abortion.

However Disability Minister Finanian Mc Grath says politicians are entitled to vote with their own conscience: