Fiona O'Loughlin (Kildare South, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have a question for the Taoiseach. It is one I asked 12 months ago on a commitment made by the Government and it also relates to a commitment made by the Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, when he was the Minister for Health. It is about IVF support for those in need of it. At this point almost one in six couples in Ireland trying to have a child needs to have IVF treatment. At around €6,000 it is incredibly expensive. Ireland is one of only three countries within the EU that does not give any supports. I know that research was commissioned on IVF supports in other countries, and the criteria change from country to country. The research also looked at the percentage of funding given. It is about time we took this issue on board. The Taoiseach, Deputy Varadkar, and the previous Taoiseach, gave a commitment that possibly by this June we would have something. Perhaps the Taoiseach could report to the House in this regard.

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