There will be strict access to the criteria.
Publicly funded fertility treatments will be available for couples in Ireland from September.
€10 million in funding has been provided by the Department of Health to expand fertility treatments over the next year.
Both IVF and IUI treatments will be available under the expansion, but with strict access criteria.
Minister Stephen Donnelly outlines how much an eligible couple would be entitled to:
David Walsh, Chair of First IVF in Clane, has been speaking with Will Faulkner on Midlands Today and says the criteria will be difficult for about 50% of couples presenting for treatment:
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