768. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason she has only appointed seven ordinary members to the Board of the Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority (AHRRA), given that section 126(1) of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 provides that the Board shall consist of ten ordinary members; her plans to appoint three further ordinary members to the board; the timeline for same;…
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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102 written, 1 oral
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| January 2025 | 3 |
| February 2025 | 6 |
| March 2025 | 14 |
| April 2025 | 5 |
| May 2025 | 7 |
| June 2025 | 1 |
| July 2025 | 13 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 1 |
| October 2025 | 8 |
| November 2025 | 1 |
| December 2025 | 1 |
| January 2026 | 4 |
| February 2026 | 4 |
| March 2026 | 14 |
| April 2026 | 7 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| June 2026 | 8 |
| July 2026 | 3 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 1 |
| October 2026 | 2 |
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338. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for an update on progress regarding the commencement of section 232 of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; if Court Rules have been changed to accommodate this new provision; if there are any legal barriers to its commencement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [55904/25]
316. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if her Department will consider reviewing the HSE assisted human reproductive scheme to allow for reciprocal IVF to be covered under the scheme to ensure that same sex couples are not excluded from obtaining financial assistance when seeking IVF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [54270/25]
603. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health her plans to expand the HSE's assisted human reproduction services to provide for IVF for families using a donor, addressing the current exclusion of single parent, queer and heterosexual families with fertility issues; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49788/25]
2403. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Children, Disability and Equality if she intends to engage with and meet groups representing parents and families of children conceived through surrogacy and assisted human reproduction, as part of the drafting process on the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction)(Amendment) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42389/25]
2548. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she will consider funding a second round of IVF for couples who have no children and were unsuccessful with round one of IVF; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40804/25]
2721. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health if a person can receive funding from the HSE for fertility treatment for a second child utilising the frozen embryos from the initial round of HSE-funded fertility treatment for their first child, rather than undergoing a new round of IVF, given that utilising the frozen embryos would be more cost effective (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on t…
2847. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for the timeline regarding when the Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority will be fully operational; the staff appointed to date in 2025; if a budget line will be provided for it in Budget 2026; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42384/25]
2848. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for a timeline on the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) (Amendment) Bill; when does she expect to bring heads of bill to Cabinet; and if there will be a pre-legislative scrutiny process; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42385/25]
2849. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health for a timeline regarding the commencement of S.232 of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; have Court rules been changed to accommodate this new provision; are there any legal barriers to its commencement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42386/25]
2850. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if she intends to engage with and meet groups representing parents and families of children conceived through surrogacy and assisted human reproduction, as part of the drafting process on the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) (Amendment) Bill; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42387/25]
2876. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the work her Department is undertaking to tackle the declining fertility rate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [42551/25]
757. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration further to Parliamentary Question No. 791 of 8 July 2025, the preparations being made in respect of matters raised therein. [39592/25]
768. Deputy Cian O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if she will ensure that all LGBTQ+ families are provided with legal recognition where the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 is currently failing (details supplied); the actions being taken to include more families in the legislation; if she has engaged with key groups on this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37168/25]
791. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health when section 232 of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 will be commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37326/25]
818. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health if she will update the assisted human reproduction legislation to reflect the concerns raised by an individual (details supplied). [37446/25]
238. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on the progress of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022, including the establishment of the Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority, and the regulation of domestic and international surrogacy arrangements; if she will outline the expected timeline for the remaining legislative stages and implementation of the…
875. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health when publicly funded IVF for persons experiencing secondary infertility will become available. [32488/25]
533. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic disorders (PGT-M), including for serious hereditary conditions such as Huntington’s disease, is being actively considered as part of the current consultations on changes to the access criteria and range of services provided through the publicly-funded assisted human reproduction (AHR) treatment initiative; if s…
766. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health the eligibility criteria for accessing publicly funded IVF treatment in cases where a woman seeks to use the preserved sperm of her deceased husband, where full written consent was given prior to his death; if there are any protocols in place to support widows in this situation; and if she will consider amending current policy to ensure fair access to treatme…
770. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when the Budget 2025 announcement relating to the expansion of the publicly-funded IVF scheme will take effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27588/25]
771. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the status in progressing to phase 2 of the model of care relating to assisted human reproduction treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27589/25]
772. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health if she intends to review the criteria for eligibility such as BMI, to publicly funded assisted human reproduction services. [27590/25]
1126. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health to outline the steps her Department has taken to expand IVF support to those experiencing secondary infertility; the supports currently in place for secondary infertility; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24012/25]
1133. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health for an update on her plans to commence each section of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24072/25]