Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Monday, 8 March 2021
Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union
Cross-Border Healthcare Directive: Discussion
Mr. Martin Bright:
Mr. Quigley hit the nail on the head. It is an excellent scheme, and while it is our intention to roll it out to family members, unless it is put in place on a full-time basis it will not be possible and we may have to consider sending our members to mainland Europe for treatment. As Mr. Regan said earlier, we would not like to have to put people on a plane and send them to mainland Europe, to allow for surgery and the recovery time after that, and then to put them on the plane back. We really would like the cross-Border scheme to be retained.
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