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

Today we got a sense of the scale of the challenge, yet the figures on those who go to Cork and Dublin do not seem to reflect that. Women out there are suffering. In one of the opening statements we were told there were advertisements and so on and that 70 women came forward. I am surprised that more women are not coming forward. I do not know if that is down to a lack of confidence in the service. I have listened to what the witnesses have said. I welcome the fact they are engaging with organisations such as the Irish League of Credit Unions.

The witnesses have said they will follow the evidence that was given today. I mentioned the Cumberlege report to some women earlier today. I said that if I was examining this area, I would go through that report and examine whether there was anything we could adopt in terms of an Irish perspective. A lot of the information is common sense. It could certainly be a way forward. Is there a particular timeframe in respect of the CMO's recommendations?