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27th September 2022
09:33am BST

The Budget is set to be announced today as the Oireachtas works on the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill which will allow for this new scheme to go through.
Adult inpatient charges are also expected to be removed which will allow patients to save around €800 each year. Public inpatient charges for children under 16 were abolished last week after Donnelly's proposals were signed off by Cabinet last week.
According to sources in the Irish Daily Mail, free contraception is to be increased to women under 30, and speaking at a press conference earlier this month, Donnelly said he would "love to see everyone eligible" for free contraception.
He said: "That’s where we need to go. More broadly, we need to substantially increase access in terms of affordability to primary care in the country. I’d like to see progress made year on year. I think we have to keep up momentum on this."
Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe's Budget 2023 speech is expected to start in the Dáil at 1 pm today.Explore more on these topics: