Seanad debates
Wednesday, 4 March 2015
Redress for Women Resident in Certain Institutions Bill 2014: Committee Stage (Resumed)
10:30 am
Marie Louise O'Donnell (Independent) | Oireachtas source
There is confusion and a kind of obfuscation in the language. The clarity given to me, be it not what I would be genuinely looking for if I was looking a totality, is as follows, that the Magdalen women will be entitled to a medical card, to free prescriptions, to a suite of services as outlined in the Bill, to free access to a GP of their choice and, if necessary, referral to a consultant, maybe not necessarily within two weeks. That was the confusion. Am I correct on that? That is how I see the difference and that is what we have clarified outside. Could I also clarify that the ophthalmic and dental services will not be opened to private services and that they will be medical card services?
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