Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 28130-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the approval chain for individual high-cost treatments funded under the treatment abroad scheme. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and Public Affairs
Published: April 2026
Updated: June 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health to set out the full approval chain for individual high-cost treatments funded under the treatment abroad scheme, including whether financial approval is distinct from clinical approval and the level at which final sign-off occurs.
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