Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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I welcome our guests and thank them. Ms Donlon spoke about the disingenuous behaviour of some non-State funded agencies. We are all agreed, I am sure, that anything dishonest, underhand or coercive in pregnancy counselling is entirely wrong. Deputy Fitzpatrick and Senator Mullen drew attention in an earlier session to dangerous advice given by the IFPA and others which was the subject of an exposé in the Irish Independentaround 2012. The Chairman asked for that to be clarified. When the witnesses saw that report, did they do any due diligence checks to see if there was any basis to those disturbing claims? Did the HSE have any contact with the IFPA and other agencies involved about that?