asked the Minister for Health the number of live births recorded in the State in 1979, 1980, 1981 and 1982.
Written Answers . - Live Births .
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: The numbers of live births registered in each of the years 1979 to 1981 were: 1979, 72,352; 1980, 74,388; 1981, 72,355.
The total figures for 1982 is not yet available but the number of live births registered in the first nine months of that year was 54,207.