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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)

Seán Crowe: Deputy Bríd Smith will deputise for Deputy Gino Kenny, Senator Sherlock will deputise for Senator Hoey and Senator Ruane will deputise for Senator Black. Draft minutes of the committee meetings on 23 and 24 May 2023 have been circulated to members. Are they agreed? Agreed. We have some agreement this morning. The main purpose of the meeting is to consider the report of the...

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)

Seán Crowe: Is that agreed?

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)

Seán Crowe: Senator O'Reilly agrees.

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)

Seán Crowe: I had intended allowing the Senator in anyway.

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)

Seán Crowe: Members have ten minutes each in the first round. I ask them not to ask three questions and leave 50 seconds to answer them. I will try to get as many non-members as possible in the second round. Deputy Durkan is leading us off this morning.

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)

Seán Crowe: I am going to move next to Deputy Cullinane.

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)

Seán Crowe: Of course.

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)

Seán Crowe: I call Senator Sherlock. She is very welcome to the meeting.

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)

Seán Crowe: On the hospitals, the report states that an additional four hospitals will come onstream for possibly the end of this year.

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)

Seán Crowe: I did not particularly want Ms O'Shea to identify the areas-----

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)

Seán Crowe: -----of the hospitals. Are the four hospitals in areas where there are services at the moment?

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)

Seán Crowe: I thank Deputy Lahart. Regarding the GP response rate, I would like to make the point that 6% is appalling, for a group which is supposed to be an integral part of the pathway of care for these women. I am going to move on to Deputy Peadar Tóibín. I ask members to bear with me. Deputy Tóibín has five minutes. I will then bring in Deputies Emer Higgins and Michael...

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)

Seán Crowe: Okay. Hold on.

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)

Seán Crowe: Okay. Hold on.

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)

Seán Crowe: Let me chair the meeting. I ask Deputy Tóibín to finish his point.

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)

Seán Crowe: Let me chair the meeting please. We are coming to the end of the session. Please allow the witnesses to respond.

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)

Seán Crowe: I thank Ms O'Shea.

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)

Seán Crowe: I call Deputy Cullinane and Senator Clifford-Lee.