Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)
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179. To ask the Minister for Health if an expert advisory group has been appointed to support an independent chair (details supplied) with the three year review of the operation of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; if so, the members of this group; their role and remit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15170/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 was signed into law on 20 December 2018 and commenced on 1 January 2019. Under section 7 of the Act, a review of the operation of the Act must be initiated within three years of the commencement of the Act, i.e., before January 2022.

The role of the Chair in Review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 is to carry out their work independently. It is a matter for the Chair to determine the nature and composition of any expert input she may require in carrying out the review. I understand that, at this juncture, a process for additional expert advice inputs has not been established.