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Wednesday, 14 November 2018

Photo of Louise O'ReillyLouise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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195. To ask the Minister for Health the number of births in 2016, 2017 and to date in 2018. [47290/18]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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According to CSO , the number of live births in Ireland for the relevant period of interest are outlined in the table below.

YearNumber of live Births
201565,536
201663,841
2017*62,053
2018^15,659

*Please note birth information related to 2017 is based on year of registration of birth and therefore should be considered provisional.

^Information on the number of births in 2018 is only currently available for the months January - March 2018 and is based on year of registration.

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