Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

No, the NMH has one constitution. There is one document. The document that matters here is the constitution of the national maternity hospital. If people do not have faith in various directors being appointed where do we go? Where we go is to the constitution.

The constitution states not only that the new hospital can provide all services, but also that it must provide all services and it must do so without any religious influence. If, for some reason, the hospital fails in its duties, the Government can step in and direct it to fulfil them.