Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I congratulate the Deputy and his colleagues for organising a bus in this regard. This is a very impressive feat and well done to them on that.

People can avail of the cataract procedures under the EU directive. People are free to travel to any jurisdiction to avail of that healthcare or they can go to private hospitals within the State. This is covered under the EU healthcare directive. The waiting lists for cataract operations are improving and are getting better. There is a lot of emphasis being put by the HSE on upping the amount of procedures that can be carried out each year. This will continue.

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