Brendan Griffin (Kerry South, Fine Gael)
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340. To ask the Minister for Health the number of stillbirths that are recorded here on an annual basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37859/14]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The numbers of stillbirths as reported by the National Perinatal Reporting System (NPRS) for 2009 to 2013 are given in the table below. As per WHO guidelines on the reporting of stillbirths, only births weighing 500 grams or more are included in data reported by the NPRS.