Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It would be hypocritical of us to deny access to women outside the State, given our history and our exporting of well in excess of 100,000 over the years to the UK. That needs to be evaluated and we should specify it. My concern is that these reviews can sometimes be used to legitimise privatisation, for example. This needs to be about protecting a public service that gives access. Data need to be analysed to do that. Our specification adds to the review and makes it the type of review that benefits women and does not limit the service. It should be welcomed. I welcome the fact that amendment No. 12 was not ruled out of order. I thought it might have been.

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