The Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin says he supports government plans to introduce abortion in limited, regulated circumstances.

Michael Jackson is one of a number of religious representatives appearing before the Oireachtas Health Committee's final hearing on abortion today.

The 5 main churches and Atheist Ireland will appear this morning. 

They will be followed by the Pro-Life campaign, Youth Defence, Family and Life and the Iona institute.

You can watch a live stream of the hearings below and see the full schedule of witnesses here.

Archbishop Jackson says there needs to be well-regulated circumstances in which abortion is considered legal: