Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

In the glare of the media spotlight the Minister was very quick to say that the women of Ireland deserved better. Today is International Women's Day and as has happened many of the issues relating to women I have raised today, the Minister says the women of Ireland might deserve better but they can wait. It is four months since the commitment was made to conduct the review. With the greatest of respect to the Minister's officials, all of whom I know are busy, this is a very serious issue. There are counselling agencies that offer good and appropriate advice to pregnant women but others do not. These agencies strategically target vulnerable women and need to be stopped. I agree with the Minister that the women of Ireland deserve better but they do not deserve to wait. They deserve better and they deserve it quickly.

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