'No need' for maternity service restrictions now - Taoiseach

Members of the campaign group The Association for Improvements in Maternity Services protest outside the National Maternity Hospital in Dublin against the banning of birthing partners from maternity Hospitals (Niall Carson/PA)

Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said there should be no restrictions on partners attending maternity services, despite several hospitals refusing access.

It comes following a series of protests that have taken place outside maternity hospitals across the country demanding better services for women.