Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

On the Deputy's first question, namely, will the views of service users also be taken on board in terms of potential changes to policy and of the operation of and potential amendments to the legislation, yes, they will. That applies to service providers, the public consultation process and service users. My view is that the most important group of people in this process are the service users, the women themselves. Obviously, the service providers will have an operational or technical input that is very important but, as I said, the most important group are the women themselves. If we get feedback that suggests the operation of it needs to be changed, that regulation or policy needs to be changed or that the legislation needs to be changed, absolutely, that is in scope. I could see, for example, an important role for the health committee in discussing these as well and making recommendations in terms or policy or legislative change.