Seanad debates

Thursday, 26 March 2015

Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Committee Stage

 

10:30 am

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Based on annual reports submitted by fertility clinics to the Health Products Regulatory Authority in Ireland, the demand for AHR services is increasing. In 2013, there were 7,939 treatment cycles of IVF and frozen embryo replacement and 6,574 embryo transfers. A total of 971 babies were born as a result of AHR procedures, which represents approximately 1.2% of all births, and 20% of those births were multiple births. Based on an approximate 50% success rate of AHR across all age groups, approximately 1,000 clients in that year accessed AHR treatments. Births as a result of sperm donation in that year were 54 and births as a result of egg donation were 20. We do not have details in terms of cohabiting or married couples.Due to the lack of regulation, such data are not readily available. The majority of clinics report at European level, but some do not. Thirteen fertility clinics operate in Ireland and some of these are satellites of larger clinics.

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