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

I will not go over old ground except to say the Minister outlined the regulations that are in place with regard to consultation, and I pointed out we still had the CervicalCheck scandal and all that went with that. Will the Minister confirm that this issue and the position of the woman will be dealt with in the regulations? As they stand, the regulations are obviously not good enough, so the Minister is open to some change on that or to discussing it with the medical community, which will be devising its own guidelines. I do not believe there is any disagreement with what Members are saying, which is that the person who is intended to be helped by this legislation is the person at the centre of it. I do not believe anyone will disagree with that and I would like to hear from the Minister that he has taken the point on board. While there have been similar amendments, I ask that this be addressed in some shape or form.

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