I propose to take Questions Nos. 165 to 167, inclusive, together.
As I recently told the Dáil, it is important that the clinical facts and evidence determine what further response I give to these and other issues raised in relation to mesh implants. I have therefore asked the Chief Medical Officer to provide me with a report on the issues. He informs me that the engagements he will require with national and international bodies, the professional colleges and others will require some months to complete before he can make his recommendations to me. I would ask that the Deputy await the completion of that work.
In the interim, I advise any woman who experiences or suspects that she has experienced such a complication to discuss this with her GP and indeed with the hospital from which she received the implant.