Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 10 January 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children

Implementation of Government Decision Following Expert Group Report into Matters Relating to A, B and C v. Ireland

3:20 pm

Photo of Jim WalshJim Walsh (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

He wrote:


The supposed threat of suicide was the logical battering ram. It was just a question of finding a squad of complacent psychiatrists...Out would come the little notebook from my back pocket for a quick consultation to see which two I had sent the last woman to...One particular psychiatrist was reputed to conduct his interview in five minutes and to charge $100 a letter. To be fair, not all members of the psychiatric staffs cooperated.

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.