Written answers
Tuesday, 5 March 2024
Department of Health
Abortion Services
Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent)
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714. To ask the Minister for Health the number of meetings he has held or attended which discussed termination of pregnancy, and to provide details on same, from 2023 to date, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10327/24]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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From available records, the below is a list of meetings which I have held or attended which discussed termination of pregnancy from 2023 to date.
| Meeting held on the topic of Safe Access Zones for Termination of Pregnancy | Date of Meeting |
|---|---|
| Meeting with Marie O'Shea Re Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy | 4th April 2023 |
| Lottery PMB (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) (Amendment) Bill 2023 | 25th May 2023 |
| Pre-Brief on SAZ with DOH officials and attended by Minister | 3rd July 2023 |
| Meeting with the Masters of Maternity Hospitals (Professor Sean Daly) | 30th August 2023 |
| Meeting with National Women’s Council | 27th September 2023 |
| Pre-brief on Safe Access Zones (Committee Stage 25 Oct) | 18th October 2023 |
| Pre-Brief on SAZ | 23rd October 2023 |
| Pre-brief on WHO Visit | 13th December 2023 |
Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent)
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715. To ask the Minister for Health the number of healthcare professionals who have exercised conscientious objection with regard the provision of terminations of pregnancy at the end of each year from 2019 to 2023, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10328/24]
Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As the Deputy's question relates to a service matter, I have referred it to the HSE for direct reply.
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