Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 September 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Clinical Guidelines for the Introduction of Abortion Services: Discussion

9:00 am

Dr. John O'Brien:

Yes I would be concerned. There may be other matters taking place within the HSE and the Department of Health of which I am not aware which might allay some of those concerns. If I return then to the specific responsibility of the ICGP, which is the creation of the guideline and the provision of education, we could probably meet our deadlines on those aspects but all of us would probably be concerned about the rest of it and the provision of infrastructure.