Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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1373. To ask the Minister for Health to provide details of the number of cases which occurred in which a baby was born alive following a termination of pregnancy by gestational age, cause of termination, place of termination, and outcome, in each of the years 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49168/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this PQ relates to a service matter, I have referred it to the HSE for direct reply.

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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1374. To ask the Minister for Health to clarify the medical and legal definition of born alive as applied in termination of pregnancy cases; to confirm the point at which a baby is regarded as a living human being entitled to care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49169/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this PQ relates to a service matter, I have referred it to the HSE for direct reply.

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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1375. To ask the Minister for Health the reporting obligations on medical practitioners when a baby is born alive after a termination of pregnancy; if these cases are reported to the coroner, An Garda Síochána, or Tusla; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49170/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this PQ relates to a service matter, I have referred it to the HSE for direct reply.

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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1376. To ask the Minister for Health if each of the 12 cases reported in 2022 in which a baby was born alive after a termination of pregnancy complied fully with the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 and with Ireland’s obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49171/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this PQ relates to a service matter, I have referred it to the HSE for direct reply.

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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1377. To ask the Minister for Health the legal rights and protections afforded under Irish law to a child who survives a termination of pregnancy; if there is a statutory obligation to provide full life-sustaining treatment in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49172/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this PQ relates to a service matter, I have referred it to the HSE for direct reply.

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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1378. To ask the Minister for Health the medical protocols in place for the care of a baby born alive after a termination of pregnancy; if neonatal resuscitation and intensive care are mandatory in such cases where there is a prospect of survival; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49173/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this PQ relates to a service matter, I have referred it to the HSE for direct reply.

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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1379. To ask the Minister for Health if hospital ethics committees are required to review and oversee all cases in which a baby is born alive after a termination of pregnancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49174/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this PQ relates to a service matter, I have referred it to the HSE for direct reply.

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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1380. To ask the Minister for Health the role of parents in decision-making when a baby is born alive following a termination of pregnancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49175/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this PQ relates to a service matter, I have referred it to the HSE for direct reply.

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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1381. To ask the Minister for Health if medical practitioners who provide termination services are required to undertake training in neonatal care and resuscitation to ensure the preservation of life in the event of a live birth; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49176/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this PQ relates to a service matter, I have referred it to the HSE for direct reply.

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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1382. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department will publish an anonymised report on cases of babies born alive after terminations of pregnancy, including lessons learned to ensure that every child born alive is afforded full protection and care; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49177/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this PQ relates to a service matter, I have referred it to the HSE for direct reply.