Mick Barry (Cork North Central, Solidarity) | Oireachtas source

Last week, I asked the Taoiseach about the review into the State's abortion legislation, which is a matter of concern for women both north and south. He told me two pieces of research have been conducted, one by Dr. Catherine Conlon of Trinity College into the experience of women who have accessed abortion services here and a second carried out by Manchester Metropolitan University into the views and experiences of abortion providers. The Taoiseach mentioned that the Trinity College research was published in July but did not say anything about the Manchester Metropolitan University research being published. I have searched and cannot find it. Is it the case that it has not been published yet? If so, why would that be the case? When does the Taoiseach intend to publish it?

I wish to convey my best wishes to the organisers of this weekend's march in Dublin to mark the tenth anniversary of the death of Savita Halappanavar and of this Saturday's Women Deserve Better march in Belfast, which calls on Sinn Féin's Minister for Communities to deliver on the promise of providing essential women's services, a promise that has not been met yet.

See this speech in context