Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 70453-25
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the referring of Irish children and young people to external providers, including foreign clinics. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: December 2025
Updated: March 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 70453-25
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health to detail the governance, approval processes and risk assessments used when referring Irish children and young people to external providers, including foreign clinics; and to confirm whether any departmental policy ever permitted or endorsed referral pathways involving private clinics in Antwerp, Belgium.
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