Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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633. To ask the Minister for Health to publish the clinical guidelines governing the management of live births following termination of pregnancy, including required staff presence, escalation procedures, and neonatal care responsibilities. [64910/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy’s question relates to a service area, I have referred it to the HSE for direct reply.

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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634. To ask the Minister for Health if her Department requires maternity hospitals to report all cases where a baby is born alive following a termination of pregnancy, and if not, the reason such reporting is not mandatory. [64911/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy’s question relates to a service area, I have referred it to the HSE for direct reply.

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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635. To ask the Minister for Health the number of live births following termination of pregnancy reported by maternity hospitals in each year since 2019, and the number of those babies who survived beyond four weeks. [64912/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy’s question relates to a service area, I have referred it to the HSE for direct reply.

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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636. To ask the Minister for Health whether a neonatologist must be present or on call in all cases where a live birth is clinically possible during a termination of pregnancy, and if national policy requires this. [64913/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy’s question relates to a service area, I have referred it to the HSE for direct reply.

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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637. To ask the Minister for Health the number of maternity hospitals that currently have written protocols for responding to live births following termination of pregnancy, and if she will provide copies of these protocols. [64914/25]

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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638. To ask the Minister for Health if clinical staff involved in terminations of pregnancy receive specific training on the management of live births, including resuscitation and neonatal stabilisation procedures. [64915/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As the deputy's question relates to service matters, I have referred the question to the HSE for direct reply.

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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639. To ask the Minister for Health the number of internal reviews, audits or incident reports completed by the HSE or maternity hospitals relating to live births following termination of pregnancy since 2019, and if she will publish the findings. [64916/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As the deputy's question relates to service matters, I have referred the question to the HSE for direct reply.

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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640. To ask the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to ensure consistent national practice in responding to live births following termination of pregnancy, including the role of the National Women and Infants Health Programme. [64917/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As the deputy's question relates to service matters, I have referred the question to the HSE for direct reply.

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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641. To ask the Minister for Health if she will establish a statutory reporting requirement for maternity hospitals to notify the HSE and her Department of all live births following termination of pregnancy, including clinical outcomes. [64918/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As the deputy's question relates to service matters, I have referred the question to the HSE for direct reply.

Ken O'Flynn (Cork North-Central, Independent Ireland Party)
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642. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cases since 2019 in which palliative care pathways were used for babies born alive following termination of pregnancy, and the criteria applied in those decisions. [64919/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As the deputy's question relates to service matters, I have referred the question to the HSE for direct reply.