(1) What total number of (a) hospitals in the Republic have birth registration systems and (b) birth registration systems are fully operational;
(2) What total number of births were registered in the period 01 January 2018 to 01 January 2019
(3) Whether any plans have been put in place to accommodate different cultural practices surrounding births which are often the cause of late birth registrations; if not, why not; if so, what are the relevant details?