{"id":2166,"date":"2023-07-25T17:00:55","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T16:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ahr-announcement-a-welcome-first-step-but-additional-funding-will-be-required\/"},"modified":"2023-09-15T10:41:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T09:41:25","slug":"ahr-announcement-a-welcome-first-step-but-additional-funding-will-be-required","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.socialdemocrats.ie\/ga\/ahr-announcement-a-welcome-first-step-but-additional-funding-will-be-required\/","title":{"rendered":"AHR announcement a welcome first step \u2013 but additional funding will be required"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Legislation underpinning assisted human reproduction is still not in place<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Social Democrats health spokesperson R\u00f3is\u00edn Shortall has called for additional funding to be allocated in next year\u2019s Budget so that the eligibility criteria for assisted human reproduction (AHR) treatment can be widened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s announcement that publicly funded assisted human reproduction will commence from September is a welcome first step and brings long awaited clarity to the situation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, the \u20ac10 million set aside for AHR in Budget 2023 will not be sufficient to cater for the expected demand for State-funded fertility treatments. 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