Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 January 2023
597. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health if he will provide data compiled by the HSE of recorded protests against abortion including the date, time, number present and any other recorded information from 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3154/23]
View answerThe Health Service Executive has advised that most of the feedback they have received with regard to protests has been provided verbally by members of the Termination of Pregnancy, Clinical Advisory Forum, on an ad hoc informal basis. In this regard, they have heard of protests outside the Coombe, Cork University Maternity Hospital, University Maternity Hospital Limerick and the National Maternity Hospital at various intervals.
Moreover, to assist the Department with their appearance before the Health Committee, the HSE undertook a media search of such protests. The list used by the Department before the Committee is synopsis from this exercise, (copy as follows). Just to note that this information is all publicly available online and the list should not be taken to be exhaustive.
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Location of Protest |
Date of Protest |
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GP surgery Galway |
January 2019 |
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NMH |
May 2019 |
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NMH National Maternity Hospital |
July 2019 |
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NMH National Maternity Hospital |
August 2019 |
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Outside GP surgery (location not specified) |
December 2019 |
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Outside GP surgery, Navan |
December 2019 |
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Outside GP surgery, Dun Laoghaire |
January 2020 |
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Outside GP surgery, Dun Laoghaire |
August 2020 |
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Outside GP surgery, Dublin |
August 2020 |
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Castlerea Primary Care Centre. |
August 2020 |
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GP surgery, Goatstown area |
December 2021 |
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GP surgery, Rathfarnham area |
January 2022 |
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GP surgery, Rathfarnham area |
February 2022 |
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GP surgery, Dun Laoghaire |
March 2022 |
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GP surgery, Milltown area, Dublin |
March 2022 |
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GP surgery, Goatstown area |
July 2022 |
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GP surgery, Stepaside area |
August 2022 |
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GP surgery, Dun Laoghaire |
September 2022 |
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GP surgery on SCR Dublin |
November 2022 |
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GP surgery, Dun Laoghaire |
December 2022 |
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Castlerea Primary Care Centre |
December 2022 |
