Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 204: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision and availability of IVF; if the costs involved have been examined to make same less costly and more accessible; and her plans regarding same. [40176/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Independent)
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Assisted Human Reproduction treatment is not funded under a specific national scheme in the public health system; such treatment is available from clinics that operate privately. I am conscious though of the financial burden that such treatment can place on the couples concerned and have asked my Department to consider policy in this regard as part of the process of developing an appropriate regulatory framework for this area. Any proposals that might emerge from that process will have to be considered in the context of the difficult economic situation that now prevails and other competing funding demands across the full range of health issues.