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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Seán Crowe: The main purpose of the meeting today is for the joint committee to further consider the review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, the report which was conducted for the Minister for Health, Deputy Donnelly, and was referred to the committee by the Minister for consideration. The committee has already met with Ms Marie O'Shea BL, the chair of...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Seán Crowe: I thank Ms O'Shea.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Seán Crowe: Go ahead.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Seán Crowe: Again, I apologise for cutting the witnesses off but I am trying to do this within ten minutes.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Seán Crowe: It is grand. We will have a comfort break at about 11.30 a.m., in ten minutes. Deputy Cullinane is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Seán Crowe: Again, I am conscious that members are asking questions. There is only a minute in which to respond. That is unfair to witnesses so I ask members to work with me. A lot of people want to comment. I want to be fair to everyone, so I ask members to give me some leeway. Our next questioner is Senator Clifford-Lee.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Seán Crowe: Deputy Shortall is next.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Seán Crowe: I call on Deputy Hourigan.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Seán Crowe: I am sorry, Dr. Duffy, but I need to move on. Our next questioner is Deputy Gino Kenny. I take it he is on the Leinster House campus.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Seán Crowe: Sorry, does Dr. Duffy wish to come in?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Seán Crowe: I need to suspend the meeting now. We will have a comfort break for ten minutes or so.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Seán Crowe: I noticed you were looking at me when you mentioned that. Can we have a response?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Seán Crowe: Deputy Durkan had ten minutes, and he used eight for his questions. Can we have a reply from Dr. Conlon?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Seán Crowe: Dr. Conlon will have to finish up.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Seán Crowe: Deputy Durkan, please.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Seán Crowe: Please, Deputy Durkan. Other people want to come in.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Seán Crowe: I will move on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Seán Crowe: I have a couple of points. At the beginning of her presentation, Dr. Conlon spoke about barriers to care. One of the issues mentioned was how the service is free only to women who have a PPS number. Does Dr. Conlon have any suggestions, or has anything been done since her review, in regard to this? It is an important area concerning women who are isolated, vulnerable or from marginalised...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed) (18 Oct 2023)
Seán Crowe: That is fine. A number of members have commented on the capacity element of it. The report discusses how only 11 of 19 maternity units or hospitals provide full services. That figure has risen by one since 2019. It was expected that four more hospitals would commence providing services. Is there an update in regard to that?