Lorraine Clifford-Lee (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I wish to bring the conversation back to the point Mr. Menton ended on about patient care. I think Professor Walshe outlined the position of women seeking terminations within St. Vincent's currently. While we are discussing it here and it can be discussed in very abstract terms, I think Professor Walshe brought it back succinctly to what we are talking about. We are talking about people who are very sick and who are going through a very traumatic time. We are trying to achieve a gold standard in patient care for women in Ireland after historic underinvestments and historic and multiple traumas on women in this country. We are trying to move away from that. I feel that this plan is a step in that direction.

Mr. Menton mentioned in his opening statement that if the freehold were sold, it would create significant risks to patient care. Could he outline exactly what those risks are?