Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I want to put on the record the fact the regulations have now been laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas to be passed. That particular issue was raised on Committee Stage and during earlier debates on the Bill. When we speak about people masquerading as counsellors or masquerading in general on this particular issue there must be an honest, upfront assessment of what is involved in terms of the advice being given and the motivations behind it. The reason I say this is we have to accept that people should only get the best clinical advice available from counsellors based on what is acceptable in the profession. We cannot have a situation where women in a crisis pregnancy are being told barefaced untruths because of political agendas-----

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