Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

On 1 January 2022, the legislation governing the termination of pregnancies will be three years old and the Minister will be obliged to conduct a review of its operation. There are approximately seven weeks left to the end of the year, yet I have been told in the reply to a parliamentary question, as I read it, that the lead person who will conduct the review has not yet been appointed. There are three sections that must be focused on, namely, service users, service providers and a public consultation. How is all of that going to be done in the next seven weeks, given that one of those weeks is Christmas week?

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