Health Services Provision
Seanad Éireann — 2021-02-01
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Fiona O'Loughlin (FF), Administrative Panel

I am really pleased that this is a priority for the Government and have no doubt that many others are as well. I agree with the Minister 100%: this is about equality and equity of access to the support which some need to start their own families. Money should not dictate whether people have access to this treatment or not, as it currently does. We all know many who have remortgaged homes or indeed put off buying their own homes because they need to pay costs related to IVF. The Minister rightly said the service should be safe, accessible and effective. I have one question for the Minister. I appreciate that he has given us the chronological order but does he have a timeline for the third phase and the State helping support IVF? This is done, for example, in Scotland where three cycles are paid for by the State once a person has met the relevant criteria.

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Sitting date: 2021-02-01