Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 9 November 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána
Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Having been on the oversight committee for Europol in the previous Oireachtas, I know it could certainly help with that. I genuinely understand the concerns An Garda Síochána has about policing this proposed law. Our deliberations here will have to reflect those difficulties and challenges. Parallel to that, women who need and seek a termination should be able to do so in comfort without fear of any kind of intimidation. That is what the people voted for in the referendum back in 2018. Clearly it is new ground. It is tricky, and the Garda concerns need to be listened to and reflected in this legislation.
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