Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Figures from the HSE Primary Care Reimbursement Scheme (PCRS), relate to claims from GPs to the HSE for the provision of services under the termination of pregnancy services contract. These figures are periodically supplied to the Department on an informal basis to assist the Department in identifying any potential shortfall in notifications under Section 20 of the 2018 Act. The end of year figure for 2022 of 8,844, was as flagged in the Department’s response an approximate figure, and based on the latest information available to the Department.

However, as there are no time limits sets out in the Termination of Pregnancy contract around the submission of claims, the HSE on occasion receives late claims from individual GPs which must be processed under contract once verified and validated. Therefore, while reports are valid on date of production underlying data changes can occur after and change the reported figures.

In this particular instance this had the effect of altering the end of year figure.

I have now asked the HSE to provide the most recent reimbursement claims data to the Deputy and I expect there will be further marginal changes in the claims data.

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Available records indicate that the following meetings have taken place, between Department officials and the below listed groups in relation to the development of Safe Access Legislation from 2022 to date.