Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 74423-25
Deputy O'Flynn asked if any national protocols have been issued regarding the response to live births following termination of pregnancy. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: January 2026
Updated: March 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 74423-25
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health if the national women and infants health programme has issued any binding national protocols, as distinct from non-statutory guidance, governing the clinical, reporting and governance response to live births following termination of pregnancy; and if so, the date of issue and whether such protocols are subject to compliance monitoring.
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