Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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746. To ask the Minister for Health the total amount to be paid to the chair of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 review as remuneration. [22847/22]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Under section 7 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, a review of the operation of the Act must be initiated within three years of its commencement. I commenced the Review in line with statutory and Government commitments in December 2021. The Review will assess the effectiveness of the operation of the legislation and is being led by an independent Chair. The Review comprises of 2 main phases.

During the first phase of the review, information and evidence on the effectiveness and operation of the Act will be collected from women who use the service, health professionals that provide the service and the public. The second phase of the review will be led by the independent Chair who will assess the extent to which the objectives of the Act have been achieved, analysing in that regard the findings of the three strands of information, on the effectiveness and operation of the Act.

The independent Chair of the Review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 was appointed in January 2022 following a tendering process. A budget of up to approximately €43,000 is available for the Chair's fees to conduct the review. Other administrative costs associated with the review including costs related to research, conducting meetings and other inputs may also be incurred.