Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I appreciate the points the Deputy has made in respect of remembering Savita Halappanavar and those taking part in the remembrance ceremony. He raises an important issue. As he knows, the Minister for Health has appointed Ms Marie O'Shea BL as the independent chair of the review of the legislation.

There is a requirement in the 2018 Act that the legislation would be reviewed. There are three strands to the review. One is the public consultation that closed on 1 April. Another is research on the experience of women who have accessed abortion care services, conducted by Dr. Catherine Conlon, which was published in July. The third is the research being carried out by the Manchester Metropolitan University, which seeks to capture the views and experiences of termination of pregnancy service providers. That will feed into an analysis of how the Act is working. The report is expected by the end of the year. The Minister and the Government will give that careful consideration. It is on track to be completed by the end of the year.

The Deputy's description of the new maternity hospital is not correct.

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