John Lahart (Dublin South West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I want to be fair. I sometimes pick up a notion that there is a disproportionate view in the practice of this compared with the view of the public when they went to vote on it in the referendum. What are the implications of that? How do we change that? Ms O'Shea talked about bodies rolling out these things. It is as if they have been caught by surprise and realise they have to address it. Putting it bluntly, how do we create a system where we educate general practitioners and consultants that this is part of the healthcare system, and has been accepted as an essential part of the healthcare system, particularly the State healthcare system. How do we get to that point?