Neasa Hourigan (Dublin Central, Green Party) | Oireachtas source

I wish to talk about the issue of data and access to information. Before I do, however, on the issue of safe access zones, I noticed that this week or last week the UN Committee on Economic, Cultural and Social Rights published its list of issues ahead of Ireland’s review and specifically asked about progress to safe access zones. That is indicative of how important it thinks safe access zones are in terms of addressing our challenge of national coverage and access to GP care in particular.

I am very interested in this idea of having to declare and having a declaration of a refusal of care or conscientious objection. I cannot remember who said it - it may have been Ms Taylor - but it is worth reiterating that "conscientious" is probably the wrong word because everybody who voted in the referendum to repeal the eighth amendment did so because they conscientiously engaged with the needs of women. Maybe if we are talking about changes to the legislation, we have to rephrase that. Just to be clear, would that include GPs? Would we require GPs to record their objections? At the moment how easy is it to access data about who is providing care and what the level of that care is? Hospitals and GPs are obviously giving different levels of care. If I am trying to access an abortion today, before I walk into the surgery or the hospital, how do I know who will deliver that service to me?