Colm Burke (Cork North Central, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for taking time out of their busy schedules to be with us. That is very much appreciated. I thank Ms O'Shea for her work and all the people who assisted her in preparing her report.

I acknowledge that the criminalisation issue did not come under the terms of the review in which they were involved. I am asking this, as someone who has a legal background, of someone else who works in the legal area. Does Ms O'Shea believe it is causing problems within the health service as regards providing services and is there a need to change that? It is about putting a mechanism in place to ensure there is a balance. Can we do that by removing that criminalisation element?