Colm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The cross-border directive approved by the EU in 2011 will lead also lead to problems. The Government has 30 months to implement the directive.

If the service is not available here, people will have the right to travel to the UK for treatment. Ideally we should try to resolve the problem now rather than letting it drag on. It has already dragged on for three years.