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Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues Arising from the Citizens' Assembly Recommendations: Masters of the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street and the Rotunda Hospital (11 Oct 2017)

Catherine Noone: I thank Dr. Mahony.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues Arising from the Citizens' Assembly Recommendations: Masters of the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street and the Rotunda Hospital (11 Oct 2017)

Catherine Noone: I point out to Senator Buttimer that we have been here since 1 o'clock today.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues Arising from the Citizens' Assembly Recommendations: Masters of the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street and the Rotunda Hospital (11 Oct 2017)

Catherine Noone: I do not wish to get into any arguments at this point in the day. The witnesses have given up their time and we want to get some information from them. If we want to pick up this sort of conversation then we can do so on another day.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Health Care Issues Arising from the Citizens' Assembly Recommendations: Masters of the National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street and the Rotunda Hospital (11 Oct 2017)

Catherine Noone: I sincerely thank Dr. Mahony and Professor Malone for their very helpful and insightful contributions and for answering all members' questions. We are very appreciative of their time as we know they are very busy people. There are Standing Orders, rules and precedents when it comes to motions and voting in committee and I want to take some advice on, or at least be apprised of them,...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Crisis Pregnancy and Primary Care: Irish College of General Practitioners (12 Oct 2017)

Catherine Noone: I welcome members and viewers who may be watching on Oireachtas TV to this afternoon's meeting of the committee. At the risk of being repetitive, at the request of the broadcasting and recording services, members and visitors are asked to ensure that for the duration of the meeting their mobile phones are turned off completely or switched to aeroplane mode. On behalf of the committee I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Crisis Pregnancy and Primary Care: Irish College of General Practitioners (12 Oct 2017)

Catherine Noone: I thank Dr. Hanley and Dr. O'Shea. We do not have lead questioners today. I will take indications from everybody. I hope that we might proceed on the basis that people ask questions for two minutes and allow time for a response because it was the inverse yesterday and just did not work. I will go with that today and will cut members off at approximately two minutes. I call Deputy Jan...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Crisis Pregnancy and Primary Care: Irish College of General Practitioners (12 Oct 2017)

Catherine Noone: Dr. Hanley referred to influencing patients. For the avoidance of confusion, can she expand on what she meant by that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Crisis Pregnancy and Primary Care: Irish College of General Practitioners (12 Oct 2017)

Catherine Noone: It was in the context of rogue agencies.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Crisis Pregnancy and Primary Care: Irish College of General Practitioners (12 Oct 2017)

Catherine Noone: I felt it was important to clarify that point.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Crisis Pregnancy and Primary Care: Irish College of General Practitioners (12 Oct 2017)

Catherine Noone: I appreciate the Deputy staying within her time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Crisis Pregnancy and Primary Care: Irish College of General Practitioners (12 Oct 2017)

Catherine Noone: Of the 5,000 to 6,000 identified how many are actually presenting? Is it possible to say how many are presenting for aftercare of some sort, with GPs or otherwise?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Crisis Pregnancy and Primary Care: Irish College of General Practitioners (12 Oct 2017)

Catherine Noone: Both, I suppose.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Crisis Pregnancy and Primary Care: Irish College of General Practitioners (12 Oct 2017)

Catherine Noone: The majority do not.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Crisis Pregnancy and Primary Care: Irish College of General Practitioners (12 Oct 2017)

Catherine Noone: We will allow the witnesses to answer those questions and if we have time the Deputy may ask some more.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Crisis Pregnancy and Primary Care: Irish College of General Practitioners (12 Oct 2017)

Catherine Noone: I thank the Deputy for her brevity.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Crisis Pregnancy and Primary Care: Irish College of General Practitioners (12 Oct 2017)

Catherine Noone: The Deputy's point is well made and has been responded to.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Crisis Pregnancy and Primary Care: Irish College of General Practitioners (12 Oct 2017)

Catherine Noone: I call Deputy Bernard J. Durkan. Nobody else has indicated to speak so Deputy Durkan is the last.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Crisis Pregnancy and Primary Care: Irish College of General Practitioners (12 Oct 2017)

Catherine Noone: I was intending to clarify that in a moment.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Crisis Pregnancy and Primary Care: Irish College of General Practitioners (12 Oct 2017)

Catherine Noone: We will have one speaker, but we will ask Deputy Durkan to finish up and I will clarify after that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Crisis Pregnancy and Primary Care: Irish College of General Practitioners (12 Oct 2017)

Catherine Noone: Sorry, Deputy. I will clarify it.