Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 19 October 2021

Seanad Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union

Cross-Border Healthcare Directive: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Muiris O'Connor:

On the general trends, the figure of 2,000 reimbursements made so far this year is down on last year. There was a big increase in the scheme between 2015 and 2020, from a few hundred to just above 2,000 in 2017, to 6,700 in 2018, to 7,700 in 2019 and then to 8,700, so we are down at 25% or 30% of a full year.

We will have to see how quarter 4 plays out, but this is a quieter year with the restrictions that impacted health services, North and South.

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