Ruairí Ó Murchú (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Hopefully, that will be done as soon as possible. The Leas-Cheann Comhairle allowed a breach of protocol and I thought it was very useful when the Minister got up and explained that this was not going to happen. There is a need to deal with protocols regarding how stuff like this happens.

More important, we need to ensure this review involves engagement with consultants, breast care nurses and mastectomy fitting professionals, a number of whom have contacted Members of the Oireachtas about this matter. We know there is a difference depending on where people are. The Minister mentioned the need to ensure women are covered across the board regardless of whether or not they have a medical card. There is also a question about the application process. In a lot of cases, it is people like Alison McCabe who would submit the applications for the women with whom she deals, which takes that burden off them. I do not know if it is necessarily a good idea for fittings to take place in cold hospital settings where women may have had their surgery. It would be preferable if this did not happen. Is there information about a timeline?

See this speech in context