Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The point was made about notifying the Minister after 28 days, which is inappropriate. Also touched on was the issue of safe access. Would the witnesses like to outline some experiences they are aware of? I refer to challenges women are facing in some areas. There is no need to necessarily mention those areas, but I think we would all accept it is wrong and that people should be able to access medical care if they need it. They should not have to go through a gauntlet in doing so, as we have seen in other countries. It is only starting here, and we would all be horrified if it escalated. The people in favour of doing that would pick on what they would term, mar dhea, "a success" in one area and then move to another, and so on. Legislation is being brought forward. It is important, however, for any overview of the legislation to consider this aspect, which is one of the areas that must be addressed urgently.