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Questions from Deputy Carol Nolan - PQ 34614-26, 34617-26 & 34618-26

Deputy Noland asked about termination of pregnancy services. Read the HSE response.

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Summary

To ask the Minister for Health whether the pre-termination counselling protocols mandated under the 2018 Act require the provision of evidence-based information on foetal development at each stage of gestation up to 12 weeks, the physical and psychological risks of the procedure, and details of non-directive support services including adoption and financial assistance for continuing the pregnancy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [PQ 34614/26]

To ask the Minister for Health the number of women who received a termination of pregnancy under the 2018 Act and who were subsequently referred for dedicated post-termination mental health or counselling support through the HSE in each year since 2019; the uptake rate of such referrals; and whether any follow-up audit has been conducted on long-term outcomes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [PQ 34617/26]

To ask the Minister for Health the total Exchequer funding allocated specifically to the provision of termination of pregnancy services (broken down between community/GP settings and hospital settings) in each year since 2019 to date; and to compare this with the annual funding provided to crisis pregnancy support agencies and adoption services in the same period; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [PQ 34618/26]

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