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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 January 2023

Tuesday, 24 January 2023

Ceisteanna (597)

Michael Collins

Ceist:

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]

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The 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.

Location of Protest

Date of Protest

GP surgery Galway

January 2019

NMH

May 2019

NMH National Maternity Hospital

July 2019

NMH National Maternity Hospital

August 2019

Outside GP surgery (location not specified)

December 2019

Outside GP surgery, Navan

December 2019

Outside GP surgery, Dun Laoghaire

January 2020

Outside GP surgery, Dun Laoghaire

August 2020

Outside GP surgery, Dublin

August 2020

Castlerea Primary Care Centre.

August 2020

GP surgery, Goatstown area

December 2021

GP surgery, Rathfarnham area

January 2022

GP surgery, Rathfarnham area

February 2022

GP surgery, Dun Laoghaire

March 2022

GP surgery, Milltown area, Dublin

March 2022

GP surgery, Goatstown area

July 2022

GP surgery, Stepaside area

August 2022

GP surgery, Dun Laoghaire

September 2022

GP surgery on SCR Dublin

November 2022

GP surgery, Dun Laoghaire

December 2022

Castlerea Primary Care Centre

December 2022

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