Contraception is currently provided free for women aged 17 to 35 in Ireland, though extending this to 16-year-olds faces resistance due to medical ethics concerns.
The Minister believes that free contraception should be available for 16-year-olds, especially since the State already allows access to abortions for girls of the same age.
Mr. Donnelly has expressed ambitions to expand publicly funded IVF, which was allocated a budget of €10m but faced criticism for its stringent eligibility criteria.
The government is reviewing the criteria for the IVF scheme to potentially broaden access, although concerns remain about the increasing demand from families seeking funded treatments.
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