Ms Alana Ryan:

To add to that, this is an area of abortion policy which has significant popular support. Nationally representative data collected in February 2022 show that 85% of the public agree that those providing and accessing abortion services should be protected from threats, harassment and abuse. That is a strong mandate from the public for the introduction of safe access zones. The cross-party Bill, which has been developed and strengthened on every Stage so far, represents our best opportunity for introducing the legislation in a timely way. As the Bill enters the Dáil, it is incumbent on all our representatives to support it.