Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 32608-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked how does the HSE assess value for money in respect of elective procedures. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: May 2026
Updated: June 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 32608-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health how the Health Service Executive currently assesses value for money in respect of elective procedures in circumstances where no standardised definition of clinical necessity exists and where the clinical rationale for procedures is not captured in centralised datasets; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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