Alan Kelly (Tipperary, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I am not going to repeat what my colleagues have said because I agree with them. However, I would not necessarily agree with some of the amendments because of legal issues. The real issue is that this is not women-centric and the language is hurtful. It is not what the people who have spoken to me expect. Based on the themes raised in the discourse, I hope the Minister will find a mechanism to change the language.

Members got similar letters to the one the Minister received from the doctors this morning. The Minister needs to look again at this between Committee and Report Stages in order that he can, in some way, embrace the views expressed by members on desensitising the language and making it more woman-centric. Otherwise, there will be votes.