Seanad debates

Wednesday, 29 May 2013

Adjournment Matters

EU Health Care Directive

4:20 pm

Photo of Colm BurkeColm Burke (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the Minister of State to the House. The EU directive on cross-border health care gives citizens of member states the right to travel to another member state if suitable health care is not available or is unduly delayed in their own member state. That directive was signed off as far back as February 2011 and the Government has 30 months in which to put it in place. The treatment abroad fund currently deals with that area. My concern is that the time period is running out and there is a need to set up the structures for dealing with the directive. I ask for clarification on the Department's current position.

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