447. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health to address the gaps in the assisted human reproduction legislative framework that continue to affect LGBTQ+ families, including the lack of recognition for international surrogacy arrangements, the exclusion of some same-sex female couples from parental recognition pathways, the limited routes available to gay men seeking to become parents, and the absence of d…
Topics / Assisted Human Reproduction
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsAssisted Human Reproduction
103 questions from 45 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 22 October 2026.
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| October 2026 | 2 |
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922. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 774 of 29 September 2026, if forthcoming amendments to assisted human reproduction legislation will apply retrospectively to children born prior to the commencement date of that legislation. [73774/26]
774. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health if she will clarify the position, where children are conceived to a same sex couple through a qualifying DAHR procedure in an Irish clinic and are then born in Northern Ireland, as to the mechanism that currently exists to ensure that the non-birth mother is recognised as their parent under Irish law; and whether forthcoming assisted human reproduction legislation…
723. Deputy Christopher O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Health if there is a timeline to revise the HSE’s IVF public funding scheme, particularly the way the eligibility criteria to avail of the program excludes families who have already undergone privately funded IVF treatments (details supplied). [50934/26]
839. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health when section 226 of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 will be commenced. [51602/26]
852. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health whether it is her intention to commence Section 226 of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; to outline the work conducted by her Department on this issue to date; and to provide a timeline for commencement. [51701/26]
815. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the expected timeline for commencement of the provisions of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 relating to domestic and international surrogacy; the expected timeline for publication and enactment of any amending legislation required before full commencement; whether transitional arrangements will be put in place for intending parents who have alrea…
816. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the way in which the Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority will determine which overseas jurisdictions may be approved for international surrogacy arrangements; whether jurisdictions that permit compensated or commercial surrogacy will be excluded; the way the distinction will be made between reasonable expenses, compensation and prohibited commercial a…
817. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the consideration that has been given to the position of intending parents who require surrogacy due to medical infertility, including infertility arising from cancer treatment in childhood or young adulthood and where donated eggs or embryos are required; whether this cohort has been specifically considered in the development of the domestic and international sur…
930. Deputy Aisling Dempsey asked the Minister for Health for an update on the implementation of the expansion of the free fertility care announced in Budget 2025; if she is aware of claims (details supplied) that delays are causing distress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49836/26]
257. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health for an update in relation to progress being made to resolve clinical and regulatory issues which stand in the way of single women and same-sex couples in accessing free AHR; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47905/26]
267. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if she will review eligibility criteria for publicly funded fertility treatment to ensure the inclusion of same-sex couples and single women who require donor sperm; if she will confirm the current eligibility structure contravenes equality legislation; her plans to reform this discriminatory element of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on th…
268. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health if her Department is aware of unequal access to public IVF funding, specifically disadvantaging single parents and same-sex families; whether her Department is taking steps to address this discriminatory aspect of the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [47935/26]
2399. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if her attention has been brought to an issue concerning some female same-sex couples from Northern Ireland who undergo fertility treatment in this jurisdiction (details supplied); if guidance will be issued to fertility clinics to ensure that they are informing the relevant couples from Northern Ireland that they will fall outside the scope of the UK’s 2008 Emb…
463. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the enactment of the assisted human reproduction (amendment) Bill; whether the implications of restricting surrogacy to altruistic arrangements only, including the limitation to reasonable expenses, have been assessed; the impact this may have on individuals and couples who may need to pursue surrogacy abroad; and if she will make a statement o…
118. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the full commencement of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; to provide an update on the drafting of supplementary assisted human reproduction legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28695/26]
2771. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 will finally be commenced. [24127/26]
2954. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current status of the proposed amending legislation to the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill; the specific timeline for its publication and enactment; the reasons for the continued delay given that drafting has previously been indicated as being at an advanced stage; the steps being taken to ensure timely progression of this legislation in light of its impo…
3175. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health for an update in relation to progress being made to resolve clinical and regulatory issues which stand in the way single women and same-sex couples in accessing free AHR; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26259/26]
3184. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Health if she will address concerns regarding equal access to public IVF funding raised in correspondence (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26362/26]
3329. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health for an update on the Assisted Human Reproduction Act 2024; the timeline for when it will be fully implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26882/26]
1665. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the preparation and expected publication of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) (Amendment) Bill 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18283/26]
1666. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health if provisions of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024, once amended, will provide full and equal legal recognition on a retrospective basis for families who have already accessed assisted human reproduction or surrogacy arrangements; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18284/26]
1667. Deputy Shane Moynihan asked the Minister for Health the measures her Department are taking alongside other Departments to protect the legal rights and status of children whose parentage remains unresolved pending the full commencement of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024, as amended; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18285/26]
1769. Deputy Conor Sheehan asked the Minister for Health if she has undertaken any analysis of the estimated cost of introducing a publicly funded elective egg freezing scheme; the projected annual cost based on likely eligibility criteria and uptake rates; if she will provide a breakdown of costs including medication, clinical procedures, storage and associated IVF treatment for women aged 29 to 38 years of age; and…