2004. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the reason the sections of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024, which provide for retrospective declaration of parentage through a parental order, have not yet been commenced; if she will commence these sections before July 2025; if not, the reasons therefor; if she accepts that any delay in commencing these sections of the 2024 Act is traumatic…
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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2151. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the advocacy groups that have contacted her in respect to legislation to amend the Health Assisted Human Reproduction Act 2024 since taking office; and the plans to meet with advocacy groups. [19534/25]
2313. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health the number of patients that have used each of the HSE fertility hubs in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [20197/25]
883. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health when it is intended to fully implement the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16655/25]
945. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health if she will provide an update on her Department’s work to draft the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) (Amendment) Bill, which will address issues relating to citizenship and parentage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [16974/25]
245. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Health the options available to a couple (details supplied) seeking an IVF treatment that is not available in Ireland, and if there is any scheme that would assist them with costs [14345/25]
736. Deputy Conor D. McGuinness asked the Minister for Health why a transgender man and his wife are being treated as a same-sex couple for the purpose of fertility treatment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13604/25]
777. Deputy Seán Fleming asked the Minister for Health when the free IVF scheme, as announced in Budget 2025, will be implemented; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13781/25]
1488. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health the status of the Assisted Human Reproduction (Amendment) Bill 2023, which addresses issues of parentage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10681/25]
1631. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her plans to commence each section of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11376/25]
1656. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if the provisions of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 relating to surrogacy have been enacted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11453/25]
1677. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Health the timeline for establishing the assisted human reproduction regulatory authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11594/25]
111. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the reason the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 has not been commenced; the timeline for its expected progress; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10189/25]
131. Deputy Tom Brabazon asked the Minister for Health when the provisions of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 will be commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9878/25]
208. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if she intends to increase the number of rounds of IVF for couples without children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [10136/25]
698. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the current legal situation for parents of a child born through surrogacy in July 2025; if parental orders will be available to them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9373/25]
700. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the timeframe in which she intends to establish the Assisted Human Reproduction Authority and enact any supplementary legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9382/25]
711. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health the status of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; what secondary legislation or amending legislation is required for the Act to take effect in its fullest form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9536/25]
777. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Health if she will outline her intentions to fully enact the provisions of the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; the timeframe in which she intends to do so; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9772/25]
328. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Health when the expansion to publicly-funded IVF scheme announced in Budget 2025 will come into effect; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8523/25]
340. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the intended commencement date for the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6895/25]
341. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the supplementary Bill to the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024 (details supplied); if this will be included on the Spring priority legislative programme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6896/25]
627. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Health to examine the case of a person (details supplied) regarding IVF programme changes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4286/25]
708. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Health if her Department still plans to bring forward legislation to amend the Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Act 2024; the elements of the Act that the Bill will amend; when she expects the Bill to get Cabinet approval and be introduced in Dáil Éireann at second stage; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4829/25]
966. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for an update on her Department's work to draft policy around the provision of leave for parents of children born through surrogacy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2713/25]