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
David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
Turning to the areas of concern in the opening statement, the first is the parameters of the safe access zones. I want to tease that out to see if it is more to do with definitions of what the parameters are or the practicality of actually policing this. Looking at the draft heads of Bill, it seems to have definitions for safe zones, healthcare premises, healthcare provider, curtilage and so on. Obviously, precise definitions are really important from a policing perspective. When Ms McMahon says there are some concerns that relate to the parameters of the safe access zones, is that definitions of what is a safe access zone or practically how it can be implemented?
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