1124. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health her views on whether the current system of reporting abortion numbers based on abortion notifications from general practitioners, family planning clinics and women’s health clinics is seriously inadequate, with a large number of notifications being received late or not at all, and many of those that are received being incomplete; to undertake to change the system…
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1125. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health if she will include HSE abortion payment data for 2024 in the Department of Health abortion report due to be published end June 2025, specifically the number of payments of €300 to general practitioners, family planning clinics and women's health clinics in 2024, and the number of €100 payments to these same providers for post-hospital medical abortion patients w…
1159. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if, given the HSE’s statement highlighting a link between telemedicine abortion and coercive control, she will commit to ending the practice of telemedicine abortion, given that it fails to adequately safeguard women in vulnerable situations. [15184/25]
1215. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the number of healthcare providers who provide abortion services in each county, both in raw figures and as a percentage of total healthcare provision cover, in tabular form; her views on the need to ensure access to reproductive healthcare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24466/25]
243. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of sex selective abortion occurring in Ireland (details supplied); and the steps being taken to prevent this happening. [14334/25]
252. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter (details supplied); and if not, the reason the law has not been upheld. [14453/25]
818. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health for an update on the work to date of the National Termination of Pregnancy Service Improvement Group; how many times the group has met since its establishment; full details of membership of the group and their qualifications; the minutes of meetings of the group to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14029/25]
1566. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the incidents reported to the State Claims Agency which related to the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, per year from 2019 to 2024, in tabular form, specifically incidents causing harm (broken down by severity); other reported incidents (including near miss); the number of complaints by service users/patients; and if she will make a state…
1733. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents related to termination of pregnancy reported to the national incident management system, in each of the past five years and to date in 2025. [11852/25]
1734. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of adverse incidents related to the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 reported to the State Claims Agency, in each of the past five years, and to date in 2025; the outcomes of claims taken against the State in relation to the Act; the number of claims settled or ongoing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11853/25…
1750. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the economic supports provided to mothers who are considering abortion because of economic reasons. [11880/25]
1752. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the number of abortions carried out due to economic pressures on mothers in each of the past five years. [11882/25]
658. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason two maternity hospitals still do not provide termination services; the status of work to bring both hospitals onboard; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9117/25]
688. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health to provide the number of unborn babies who have survived the abortion procedure since the enactment of the abortion law in January 2019; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9283/25]
701. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2207 of 23 July 2024, which states that "the HSE is currently working to define quality measures and implement data collection mechanisms for termination of pregnancy nationally", if she will provide specific information on the steps being taken by the responsible group within the HSE to improve and implement accurate and …
702. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the number and severity scale of all incidents recorded in the national incident management system (NIMS) for women who obtained a medical abortion and who were subsequently found to have an ectopic pregnancy, including the NIMS search criteria used; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9430/25]
1205. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether any independent research has been undertaken into the impact and effect of telemedicine abortion in Ireland since its introduction in the spring of 2020. [2863/25]
1346. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health her views on the Report of the Review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; if she is taking steps to implement the recommendations of the report; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3514/25]
1683. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether it is proposed to accept the recommendations of the Marie O'Shea report into abortion services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2026/25]