Dr. Anthony McCarthy:

I am not an expert on the numbers issues at all. I was not aware that there were any great numbers. I also know that the numbers are unreliable anyway because I see women sometimes who have had terminations at home taking tablets and I know women who have gone to England for a termination and given an English address. I am not sure how important numbers are in all of this in terms of the reality of the work that I do. The reality of the work is that the women I am seeing who decide to have a termination of pregnancy - and many as I say do not - are going to the UK to have it. I have not yet met a woman who has not had a termination because she had to stay in Ireland. I have not had that experience. I know of other situations where women have not been able to afford to go to the UK and I know of one case in particular. I know there are issues with children or with refugees but it has not been a personal experience of mine. All I can tell the Deputy is my own personal experience and what I come across. I am not sure what the Deputy's question is that would specifically address that.