Dr. Tony Holohan:

Yes, there are some technical issues to which the Minister alluded, that we will be looking at in the context of these linkages between doctors and locations of practice. That is the first part of the answer to that question. The other part is that doctors who raise a conscientious objection are not free of obligation to the individual in that situation. They must make appropriate arrangements to ensure there is an appropriate onward referral. They cannot simply step away from the care of that woman. The woman in that situation where the doctor has a legitimate conscientious objection will not find herself in a situation where there is nobody to care for her. That is the intent of this legislation but we will be looking at some of those technicalities to which the Minister alluded.

Regarding the other areas from a physical health point of view, the likely areas are various aspects of oncology, cardiology and renal medicine, and these are by no means common necessarily. Those would be the dominant physical specialists who could be involved, although I understand the College of Physicians will make a detailed presentation that will go into much more detail on that subject.

I am not taking comprehensive enough notes. Could Deputy Ó Caoláin remind me of his question regarding the "Risk of loss of life" under head 2? I apologise.