Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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As far as I know, this was initially in the Bill we introduced at the time of the previous referendum. I refer to the concept we are talking about here: significant medical centres that are publicly funded, whether directly or indirectly, and that provide a wide range of services. It would not be possible under this law to have specialised clinics that would deal with terminations only. That is very clear from the import of the section and the details of the section in which the requirements for hospitals are laid down. Could the Minister, on a purely technical point, tell me what is the legal definition of "medical speciality"?