Catherine Noone (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We are now in public session. I welcome members and those who may be viewing at home back to this meeting. On the behalf of the committee I extend a warm welcome to our witnesses for the second session of this afternoon's meeting in which we will address termination arising from rape. I welcome Mr. Tom O'Malley, SC, senior lecturer in law, NUI Galway; Ms Noeline Blackwell, chief executive officer, and Ms Angela McCarthy, head of clinical services, Dublin Rape Crisis Centre; and Dr. Maeve Eogan, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist, Rotunda Hospital. I have already read the statement on the Defamation Act 2009 and on privilege. Are the witnesses all aware of the implications of this? I can read it again if they need me to.

I now call on Dr. Eogan to make her presentation.