Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 September 2020
1350. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No.793 of 7 July 2020, the number of termination of pregnancies provided by each general practitioner in a community setting, family planning clinics and women’s health clinics, respectively in 2019, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22278/20]
View answerThe Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 requires the Minister for Health, not later than 30 June in each year, to prepare a report on the notifications of terminations of pregnancy received by him during the immediately preceding year. In preparing a report under section 20 (5) of the Act, the Minister must exclude from the report information that identifies, or that could reasonably lead to the identification of a medical practitioner or a woman.
The first Annual Report on the Health was published on 30 June 2020. The report covers the period from 1st January 2019 until 31st December 2019. The Annual Report shows that in total 6,666 medical procedures were carried out under the Act in 2019.This includes 6,542 in early pregnancy under the grounds set out in section 12 of the Act.
A more detailed breakdown of the data is not available as material published on information contained in notifications to me is restricted in order to limit the risk of identification in what is a private, confidential matter between patients and their doctors.
