AQW 10887/17-22

Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast

Tabled Date: 24/11/2020
Answered On Date: 16/12/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the membership of the project board taking forward the commitment to increasing the number of publicly-funded IVF cycles.

Answer:

Membership of the Project Board to take forward the New Decade New Approach commitment to increase the number of publicly-funded IVF cycles includes representatives from my Department, the Health and Social Care Board, the Public Health Agency, the Belfast Trust and the Regional Fertility Centre.

Progress on this important issue has unfortunately been temporarily delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 response. This is an issue that I have informed officials I expect to see significant movement on once the immediate pressures subside.