Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I commend Ms Justice Laffoy, the members of the Citizens' Assembly and the secretariat on what was, as Ms Justice Laffoy said, a very robust exercise in deliberative democracy. It falls to us now to ensure that we also deal with the issue in a comprehensive, inclusive and respectful way. I just wanted to make that point. I note that the exercise was evidence-based. We need to inform ourselves in the same way that the Citizens' Assembly did.

I specifically want to follow on from Ms Justice Laffoy's response to Deputy Clare Daly on the issue of decriminalisation. I believe she said that the recommendations imply that it would not be a criminal matter. Is she of the view that this issue should dealt with by way of health regulation rather than criminal justice law? I refer to issues such as gestational periods, for example. I am not sure if Ms Justice Laffoy has a reply to that.

I have a very simple second question. Ms Justice Laffoy gave us some advice on perhaps getting more information on abortion pills. Is there any other specific advice she would give to us that we have not heard already?