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Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 April 2022

Wednesday, 6 April 2022

Questions (204)

Mattie McGrath

Question:

204. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the identity of the successful bidder for the tender to conduct research into the views of service users and service providers on the operation of the 2018 abortion legislation. [18449/22]

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Written answers

The Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 was signed into law on 20 December 2018 and commenced on 1 January 2019. Under section 7 of the Act, a review of the operation of the Act must be initiated within three years of the commencement of the Act, i.e., before January 2022.

A request for tender to carry out the research into the views of service providers was published on eTenders. The evaluation process has concluded, and the successful application has been informed. In line with the normal procurement process, my Department is engaging with the preferred bidder to complete the necessary contractual arrangements. Once all of the relevant documentation and contractual arrangements have been completed I will be in a position to announce the award of the contract for this important research. The objective of this research is to ascertain the experiences of service providers and will be a key input to the review of the operation of the 2018 Act.

Separately, the HSE's Sexual Health and Crisis Pregnancy Programme commissioned research to understand people’s experiences of using abortion care services and unplanned pregnancy supports. This research is being led by Dr Catherine Conlon of the School of Social Work and Social Policy at Trinity College Dublin. This work is ongoing and will also be considered in the review of the operation of the 2018 Act.

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