Results 141-160 of 1,491 for speaker:Lorraine Clifford-Lee
- 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)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: That is exactly the point I was trying to get at. By having it in the legislation it goes beyond what the Medical Council ethics guidelines provide for. I was really struck by the evidence in the report that some practitioners actually obstructed people being transferred to other professionals' care. That is horrific and it is not what people voted for.
- 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)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I thank Ms O'Shea and Dr. Conlon. I know I am out of time and I hope the Cathaoirleach will let me in for a second round of questioning.
- 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)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Members of the committee want to come back in and ask questions.
- 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)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: A non-member has been allowed to run way over his schedule.
- 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)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I thank the Cathaoirleach. I will refer quickly back to the Irish Family Planning Association, IFPA, research on the three-day wait and the 2.5% of the clients who continued with their pregnancies. Is there any evidence from Ms O’Shea’s own research that the people who continue with their pregnancies change their mind? I am trying to establish whether they had their minds...
- 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)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: The point I was making is that the person had not necessarily made up their mind and may have then used the three days to make a complete flip-over to some other decision. They may have not made a solid decision when they were going there.
- 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)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: They continued with the pregnancy.
- 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)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I have one other question and Ms O’Shea quite helpfully confirmed with one of my colleagues that we are not confined to the legislative changes which she suggests.
- 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)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I refer to the section 20 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 on notifications. Doctors must directly notify the Minister every time they provide abortion care. That does not happen in any other aspect of healthcare. That is very stigmatising of the service. Given the fact that the information collected is not very useful, should we get rid of that section 20...
- 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)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I thank Dr. Conlon for that confirmation.
- 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)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: How would there be a legal challenge?
- 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)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: We are all about changing legislation. We are the Oireachtas.
- Seanad: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 May 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Now.
- Seanad: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 May 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Now.
- Seanad: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Committee and Remaining Stages (30 May 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I thank the Minister and his officials for progressing this legislation. Although technical in nature, it is very important because it ties up loose ends and provides for a more streamlined health service. We will all benefit from that. I thank everybody involved.
- Seanad: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 May 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I welcome the Minister. We very much welcome the Bill coming to the House. It will streamline and modernise our health service and I commend him on taking those steps because they are long overdue. He outlined comprehensively the system of registration for social care workers, and the complaints investigation function of the Medical Council will be strengthened and enhanced by the Bill,...
- Seanad: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 May 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Next Tuesday.
- Seanad: Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Bill 2022: Second Stage (25 May 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: Next Tuesday at 1 p.m.
- Seanad: Naming of National Children's Hospital for Dr. Kathleen Lynn: Motion (24 May 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: I am very proud to second this motion. Before I start, I acknowledge the work my colleague Senator Fitzpatrick has put into this but also Senator Ardagh, who cannot be here tonight, unfortunately, to second this motion. I am standing in her place. She has done an awful lot of work. She is a passionate supporter of Dr. Kathleen Lynn and like her is a former student of Alexandra College. I...
- Seanad: Naming of National Children's Hospital for Dr. Kathleen Lynn: Motion (24 May 2023)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee: A pat on the back for them.