Written answers
Tuesday, 3 October 2023
Department of Health
Abortion Services
Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent)
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653. To ask the Minister for Health whether the Government has commissioned any opinion polling related to any aspects of abortion provision since 2019 and to date in 2023; and if so, what questions were asked; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42525/23]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The Review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 commenced in line with statutory and Government commitments in December 2021. The Review assessed the effectiveness of the operation of the legislation. As part of the first phase of the review, information and evidence on the operation of the Act was collected from a range of stakeholders. As part of this process the general public was afforded the opportunity to contribute through a public consultation. The public consultation closed on the 1st April 2022, and nearly 7,000 submissions were received. The final report of the public consultation is available on the Government of Ireland website.
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