Michael Colreavy (Sligo-North Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The Minister of State has not addressed my suggestion which is that where changes are proposed to existing guidelines, the draft guidelines should be brought before the Oireachtas committee. I do not understand the Minister of State's reluctance to take the suggestion on board. When something like this is suggested, the more experience-based advice that goes into its consideration, the better the guidelines will be. I ask the Minister of State to make a commitment that where changes to guidelines are proposed, the draft proposals would be put before the Joint Committee on Health and Children.

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