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:

There will be plans in this regard. A task force is being assembled around waiting lists. I do not have the detail because the planning information has not yet been published. One of the lessons learned from Covid is that it was beneficial for the State to have access to the care available in acute settings in private hospitals. I am not briefed on that issue but my expectation is that it will factor into the setting of targets and the ambition that will be brought to the initiatives on waiting lists.

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