Paul Bradford (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I agree with the comments of the previous speakers in respect of the referendum on Saturday and the need to send a positive message concerning the children of Ireland. I also agree with what Senator Eamonn Coghlan said concerning the final announcement of the national children's hospital. That too was a good day for Irish children. My question runs along the lines of those of my colleagues earlier and it relates to children not yet born. I wish to pose some questions in this regard. Will the Leader advert to the state of national outcry or outrage if pro-life groups in the country were alleged to be giving possible life-threatening information to Irish women? What would the situation be in the Irish media if pro-life groups were alleged to be offering illegal information to Irish women? What would the response be in the House and in the media in general if pro-life groups were instructing Irish women to falsify their medical records? Rightly, there would be a national outcry. I am disturbed at the lack of media response to the recent allegations about possible illegal activities by the Irish Family Planning Association and other family planning clinics. It is important.