Ms Marie O'Shea:

In cases of foetal anomalies people are supposed to now have a second scan after around 20 weeks to indicate when there are anomalies. The pathway then is to refer them to a special foetal medicine centre, of which there are six in Ireland. There are also foetal medical specialists who carry out sessional work in other hospitals in the country so they have access to those services. What the Deputy is saying goes back to medicine not being predictive and some of it would be experiential because you are making an educated guess-----