Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú) | Oireachtas source

Gabhaim míle buíochas leis an gCathaoirleach agus lenár n-aíonna freisin as teacht isteach anseo inniu. One of the things which probably shocked people from the initial review was that the review made a very significant recommendation that the three-day wait period should be deleted. However, there was an admission that none of the women who have benefited from the three-day wait period were ever spoken to at all. There were shockwaves around Leinster House and among the general public that this was the case.

Section 11 of the report refers to the START doctor group survey, which indicated that approximately 2% of mothers did not proceed to a second abortion meeting or an abortion. At the same time, the HSE was producing figures showing that 16.5% of mothers were not proceeding to a second abortion meeting or an abortion. Would our guests agree that the 2% figure within the report is incorrect?