Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There are British, Irish and EU citizens living in Northern Ireland. Let us say one was travel to France, get sick, incur healthcare costs of €20,000 and go home. This Bill provides for reimbursement, so that can happen. Will the Minister explain how that payment mechanism will work? Ultimately, will the Irish State pay the €20,000 bill or is there some reciprocal arrangement whereby the Northern Ireland Office or the UK will pay it? Will the Irish taxpayer be picking up the tab for citizens in Northern Ireland incurring healthcare bills in France or Germany?

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