Michael Harty (Clare, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I will return to the Estimates. There has been a substantial increase in the cost of the treatment abroad scheme. Many people are going to Belfast and people are also going to England and other places. Could the Minister of State talk us through that? The National Treatment Purchase Fund is providing services outside the public system for public patients and the treatment abroad scheme is providing services for public patients outside of the jurisdiction. What is the overall cost of the combined schemes for the year 2018?