Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 36571/26
Deputy O'Flynn asked about approving overseas procedures in the absence of a nationally agreed definition of "medical necessity". Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: May 2026
Updated: July 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health whether the Department has assessed the governance implications of approving overseas procedures in the absence of a nationally agreed definition of "medical necessity".
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