Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is not a view that is new to colleagues on the Opposition benches tonight that we must ensure the Bill is legally robust. We have spoken much about cervical cancer in these Houses, as well as the Scally report and recommendations. I accepted an amendment put to me in the Seanad and redrafted it to ensure we could implement the Scally recommendations. This relates to section 16N(2)(b) of the Bill. The reality is that the Bill as currently articulated would not enable me to enact that part of the Bill. Therefore, I would be able to have one patient advocate on the board. I understand that nobody wants to arrive at that point. The only disagreement we are having is whether we have one or two clinical experts.

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