Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his response and commitment that this will not happen. I would love to believe that was the case. Section 38 of the Health Act 2004 states the executive "may enter into". The Minister of State is relying on the fact that the executive will not enter into an agreement, but there is nothing in the legislation that prevents the executive from doing so. I have genuine concerns about this.

The current CEO of the HSE is somebody who worked for the IFPA which works closely with Marie Stopes. One of the concerns-----