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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I think the distinction was that the proposal deals with the non-member who has been here from the beginning, rather than those who may come in later.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Ms O'Shea and Dr. Conlon are very welcome. I thank them for all the work they have done. I want to pick up on the issue of the three-day wait. The clarification provided today is important. Ms O'Shea is recommending that the mandatory element of that be removed and of course that women would still be free to attend their GP on further occasions if they have any concerns or doubts and that...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Dr. Conlon is saying there are massive logistical obstacles to keeping within the three-day wait period.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Will the witnesses expand on what has already been said about fatal foetal anomaly, the push factor in relation to people going abroad to access services and the underlying reasons for that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Ms O’Shea referred to “medical supports”. Will she clarify that?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Is Ms O’Shea saying none of the professional bodies has included termination training?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Were the witnesses asked to change any element of the report after the draft was submitted to the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Okay. That is good. Thanks for clarifying that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: The witnesses have made a range of recommendations for operational changes as well as legislative changes. I suppose it is hard to separate those in many ways.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: They are interrelated. This committee will keep a close overview of both. The reality is that the legislative changes can effectively only be brought forward by Government. Many of us would hope that there would be movement in that area as soon as possible because the witnesses are clear about the recommendations and there is a strong evidence base. Would the witnesses see those ten...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Ms O'Shea might tell us about those areas that can be dealt with straightaway.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health: Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (31 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Ms O'Shea might just drop us a note.

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Safety (31 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 40. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport further to correspondence from a person (details supplied), the steps he is taking to address the ongoing issue of the dangerous use of scrambler bikes in communities; the current level of progress on this issue in respect of the passage of the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 through the Oireachtas; when he expects this legislation to...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Services (31 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 129. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the services and therapies in place for a child (details supplied) in Dublin 9; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26556/23]

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Disability Diagnoses (30 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 597. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of children and young persons on waiting lists for an assessment of need by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25823/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (30 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 683. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for speech and language therapy by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25820/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (30 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 684. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for physiotherapy by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25821/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (30 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 685. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for occupational therapy by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25822/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (30 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 686. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for ophthalmology by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25824/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Waiting Lists (30 May 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 687. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons on a waiting list for audiology by CHO, age category and time waiting, in tabular form. [25825/23]