Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I thank the Deputy I will ask Ms Luddy to come in after me. The short answer is "Yes". We had several sessions. We had sessions with civil society, service providers and an Oireachtas group. Various views were given. Some were of the view that the most important aspect is a human rights-based approach. Others were of the view that clinical expertise is very important. Where I came down on this was pretty much exactly what the Deputy has articulated. There has to be legal expertise because it is a review of the operation of an Act. It should also be someone with a background in a rights-based approach to sexual and reproductive rights. I will ask Ms Luddy if she wants to add anything to this.