Susan O'Keeffe (Labour) | Oireachtas source

That matter is quite clear. The Minister for Health has said here that we are legislating for what is already happening. Therefore, the many doctors, nurses, midwives who have had to deal with terminations for women whose lives were at rick have had the training. They will continue to have the appropriate training for that need. To suggest somehow that this is a whole new thing that is happening is scare mongering and Senator Ó Domhnaill indulged in that by suggesting that there would be "tourism" in this regard. Please excuse my using that very distasteful expression.

I wish to add to Senator Colm Burke's comments on women. It is not just when a woman's life is at risk, but a real and substantial risk. Senator Ó Domhnaill showed a lack of respect with his idea that any pregnant woman whose life is in danger would think of stepping on an aeroplane because, somehow or other, life here is better.