Annie Hoey (Labour) | Oireachtas source

It seems this is one of these ones where it seems to be pretty clear that they can in some circumstances, yet we were told explicitly that they cannot do that because of various legal this, that and the other. In the next session, it is a question I will be happy to ask again because I am not entirely clear on the answer on that.

It just seems that we had a great opportunity here to really put it up to private business, the church or whatever, and set forward a vision for a secular progressive Ireland with a flagship maternity hospital. It seems that we will not grab the bull by the horns on this one. That is a real shame. Women and women's healthcare have suffered long enough. I would love if the Government had the gumption to seize that bull by the horns. I will leave it at that for now, if that is okay.