Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 25 January 2022
614. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the number of cases that have been recorded in which births of infants born alive following a termination of pregnancy as defined in section 2 of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 have been registered as a live birth; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3286/22]
View answer615. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the number of cases of deaths of infants born alive following a termination of pregnancy as defined in section 2 of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 that have been notified under section 42A (1) of the Civil Registration Act 2004 as amended; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3287/22]
View answer616. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the number of cases of comfort care that were recorded in respect to live births arising from the operation of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3288/22]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 614 to 616, inclusive, together.
Under the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, the following information is notified to the Minister for Health on the form entitled “Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 (Notifications) Regulations 2018” (Statutory Instrument No. 597 of 2018):
- Medical Council registration number of the medical practitioner who carried out the termination of pregnancy;
- The section of the Act under which the termination was carried out, i.e., section 9, 10, 11 or 12;
- Medical Council registration number(s) of the medical practitioner(s) who made the certification concerned;
- The county of residence, or place of residence (where the woman resides outside of the State) of the woman concerned;
- The date on which the termination of pregnancy was carried out.
No other information is notified to the Minister.
As the Deputy's questions relate to service matters, they have been referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.
