Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have an amendment further down the list that seeks to augment the level of data collected in the whole process in the same fashion as in Britain. In Britain, far more information is collected than is proposed in this Bill. I agree with Deputy O'Reilly in that the more data and information that exist, the easier the policy development in the future. It will result in better insight into how exactly the legislation is working. There is a weakness, however, in having a review without the necessary data. Britain has had a good record on the collection of data. It is neither a pro-choice amendment nor a pro-life amendment; it is just a collection-of-data amendment. That would be more useful.