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

The purpose of the amendment is to ensure we would collect meaningful data in order that we could ensure the service was responding to need. I do not believe the data to be collected will inform us in a way that we will be able to spot where there are problems, geographical or otherwise, or be in a position to make necessary adjustments to the service to ensure women throughout the State have access to it.

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