David Norris (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The Minister referred to the service being available by January. Is he aware that the Taoiseach suggested it will not be fully available at that stage? I made the point on Second Stage that many of the difficulties we are facing with amendments and so on would have been avoided if terminations were to be provided in clinics. I do not think the Minister was present to hear my remarks. I regret that we are not providing for abortion clinics, which is what should have been done. It would have been the most practical way to do it. There would be no problems with conscientious objection if that had been done.