Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 18 January 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed)
Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent)
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It is clear which specific behaviours it might be related to.
Regarding the trade unions, the witness will be aware that I was, along with many others, one of the co-sponsors of the Private Members' Bill. One thing we had looked for was clarity in ensuring that trade union protests, as we have seen across the water recently, outside hospitals, would not be in danger of falling into or inadvertently being captured under the legislation. We had a specific carve-out for trade unions in our Private Members' Bill. I understand the witness believes that is not necessary but I would welcome that it is implicitly covered under the heads of Bill.