Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Holly Cairns - PQ 16653-26
Deputy Cairns asked about the current c-section rate in each maternity hospital in Ireland. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: March 2026
Updated: August 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the current c-section rate in each maternity hospital in Ireland; if she is aware that the WHO advises a c-section rate of no more than 15%; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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