Figures released by the Crisis Pregnancy Agency show that the number of women travelling from Ireland to the UK for abortions continues to decline.
Last year, 4,600 women attending abortion clinics in Britain gave an Irish address - this is 86 fewer than in 2007, and 2,000 fewer than when the Crisis Pregnancy Agency was established in 2001.
The number of Irish women attending abortion clinics in the Netherlands is also declining - 331 last year, compared to 451 in 2007.
The Agency's Annual Report for 2008, released today, also shows a 20% decrease in the number and rate of births to teenagers from 2001 to 2008.
Also, while there is a 31% decrease in the number of women travelling from Ireland to the UK for an abortion in the last seven years, there has been a 46% decrease in the number of teenagers travelling from Ireland to Britain for abortion.
At the launch of its report, the Agency said it wanted to highlight the existence of agencies that seek to manipulate women by providing a 'disingenuous' crisis pregnancy counselling information service.
Minister for Health Mary Harney said the Crisis Pregnancy Agency has made significant progress in addressing an issue which affects 'one in every five women aged 18-34.'
