Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Jennifer Whitmore - PQ 53161-26
Deputy Whitmore asked about the number of unsuccessful applicants there have been to the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: July 2026
Updated: August 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the number of unsuccessful applicants there have been to the endometriosis surgery abroad interim scheme since it was launched in 2025; the reason those applicants were unsuccessful; and out of those unsuccessful applicants, the number that went on to receive endometriosis treatment through the Cross Border Directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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