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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: It has been said that people could be innocently taking photographs of a hospital zone. The idea that people would be photographed and identified going in and out as they access services, whether those services are accessed or not, would leave it wide open for people to say who was going in. We have seen examples of people, from within a marriage, or partners or whatever, in abusive...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: I have one other question. Through its discussions with the organisation, has the Department become aware of many complaints being made to An Garda Síochána in relation to people accessing services?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: Lastly, I am conscious that we have mentioned the speedy passage of the actual legislation, but that does not mean that we, as a committee, will not do our job as legislators to scrutinise the proposed legislation. Again, if people at home want to send in submissions within the timescales, we will take on board their concerns or questions on this legislation. I will go back to the members....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: That will be a decision that is made after the meeting. Does Mr. O'Connor wish to respond?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: That concludes the submission. Is there anything else the witnesses want to expand on, such as for people at home who want to access the heads of the Bill? They might outline how they can access those.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Discussion (19 Oct 2022)

Seán Crowe: That is okay. This was a useful engagement this morning. We will meet in private at 12.30 p.m. to look at this whole area to see how we will access the various submissions. We are still open to receiving submissions if people want to write into the committee and give their views on the issue itself. We are conscious that we want to hear all sides in this debate. As I said earlier, while...

Home Care: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (8 Nov 2022)

Seán Crowe: If we want to pay more than lip service to independent living, delivering care in the home should be one of the highest priorities of our health service and of any government. Demographics suggest that we are all living longer, which is a good thing, but worryingly it is suggested that if people are not well off, they will struggle as they get older and the quality of their extended life...

Retained Firefighters: Motion [Private Members] (15 Nov 2022)

Seán Crowe: It is a daily occurrence where fire service vehicles are unavailable for deployment due to insufficient firefighters to crew them. Staff constantly battle exhaustion because of repeated requests to work overtime and cover staff shortages. That is what I am told by the firefighters. Simply put, we are putting our firefighters and the public in danger. We are gambling with people’s...

Dublin City Safety Initiatives and Other Services: Statements (17 Nov 2022)

Seán Crowe: We all have a vision of the Dublin we would like to see. It needs to be a safe place. I have never been frightened to go into any area of the city, but I know other people who have been frightened to do so. I know people who are terrified in their own homes every night of the week. It also needs to be a place in which ordinary people can afford to live. I do not think any other speakers...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Business of Joint Committee (9 Nov 2022)

Seán Crowe: Before we go to the main item on today's agenda, the minutes of the committee meetings of 25 and 26 October 2022 have been circulated to members. Are they agreed? Agreed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Seán Crowe: The purpose of the meeting today is for the joint committee to discuss the general scheme of the health (termination of pregnancy services (safe access zones)) Bill, which has been referred to us for pre-legislative scrutiny. The committee has already met officials from the Department of Health in relation to the Bill and we received a number of submissions from key stakeholders. To enable...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Seán Crowe: I thank Ms McMahon. I will open up the discussion. The delegates know the format; it involves questions and answers. Each member is given roughly ten minutes in which to engage with the delegates. I will start off with Senator Conway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Seán Crowe: That is contrary to what we were told at the committee.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Seán Crowe: The Deputy has been breaking the law for a long time, therefore. I thought she understood this law.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Seán Crowe: It was Deputy Durkan. He has been getting away with murder for years.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Seán Crowe: Senator Hoey will speak next. Deputy Bríd Smith can come back in at the end if she thinks of the question.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Seán Crowe: I wish to refer to a couple of the points raised by members. The example of a polling station was used, although I accept it was not the ideal analogy. Normally, the action taken comes as a result of a complaint. We are all familiar with the legislation or, rather, we are not familiar with it but we have a sense of it. My understanding is that the distance set out is 100 m from the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Seán Crowe: What about the curtilage or the boundary? Does the term "curtilage" need to be defined? Should we be using the word "boundary"?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Seán Crowe: It would not deal with the issue of a hospital's footprint either. No legislation is perfect. I imagine this issue will pose a difficulty. Similarly, the recording of individuals coming out of hospitals would be unacceptable in most people's view regardless of why the individuals were attending the hospitals. If recording is allowed to happen from outside the boundary, it will be...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: An Garda Síochána (9 Nov 2022)

Seán Crowe: Would the shift change be a difficulty in that regard?