Violet-Anne Wynne (Clare, Sinn Fein)
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1629. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34521/21]

Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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1749. To ask the Minister for Health when a review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 will be progressed; the timeline regarding a review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35457/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1629 and 1749 together.

The Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 was signed into law on 20 December 2018 and commenced on 1 January 2019. Section 7 of the Act states that “The Minister shall, not later than 3 years after the commencement of this section, carry out a review of the operation of this Act”.

The review is being progressed this year. At this stage I anticipate that the review 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, and a public consultation will be held.

Upon completion, a full report with any necessary recommendations, will be submitted to me, as Minister, for consideration.