David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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1094. To ask the Minister for Health if in the context of the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, service users will include persons who sought to access a termination but were refused; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17227/21]

Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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1213. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1929 of 24 March 2021, the details of the selection process regarding the persons or bodies that will be commissioned to carry out research for the service user and service provider strands of the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; the status of the selection process; if the selection process has been completed to date; if so, the details of the persons or bodies that will be conducting the research into these two strands; when he expects the final reports on these two strands to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17563/21]

Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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1214. To ask the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 1929 of 24 March 2021, the status of the public consultation on the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; when the public consultation will be launched; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17564/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1094, 1213 and 1214 together.

I have previously answered questions on the review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 on 24 March 2021 in response to Parliamentary Question No. 1929.

As I set out in my previous reply on this issue, the review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 is scheduled to be progressed in 2021. It is anticipated that it will take a three-part approach to reviewing the operation of the Act, with strands focusing on service users, service providers and a public consultation. Research to inform the service user and service provider strands will be commissioned and carried out independently, while my Department will manage the public consultation.

My Department will collate and analyse the findings of the different strands of the review. Upon completion a full report, with any necessary recommendations, will be submitted to me, as Minister, for consideration.

Officials in my Department are continuing to work on the arrangements to carry out the review of the operation of the Act.