David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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Could I also ask the Minister about the report into the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, which is being published today? Perhaps it has already been published. The Irish Timespublished it last night for the Minister, I understand, but it is being formally published today.

Given that there are legislative changes as part of that, could the Minister, very briefly, outline to us if the Government is minded to accept those legislative changes, or what is the process that will allow it to arrive at that point? If the Government accepts the need for legislative change, has it a timeframe in mind for that? What is the process that will allow the Government to get to a point where it can make decisions on those recommended legislative changes? Once it gets to that point, is there any indicative timeframe as to when we can expect to see legislation which would give effect to that?