Alex White (Dublin South, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy makes some very good points and I welcome his suggestion that the Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children would, on its own initiative, address this issue. When the legislation is brought forward by the Minister, it will be subject to pre-legislative scrutiny by the committee, but given that it may be some time off - one hopes not too far off - perhaps it is something the committee would look to address. I am aware of the report from the Law Reform Commission and I take the points made by the Deputy. I will certainly communicate them to my colleague, the Minister of State, Deputy Kathleen Lynch.

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