Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 36561-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked about standardised criteria when assessing treatment under the Treatment Abroad Scheme. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: May 2026
Updated: July 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 36561-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health whether officials administering the treatment abroad scheme are required to follow any standardised evidential criteria when assessing whether treatment is unavailable within the State or unavailable within a clinically appropriate timeframe.
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