Liz McManus (Wicklow, Labour)
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Question 256: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason, in view of the fact that under the National Treatment Purchase Fund patients are having procedures and operations carried out in other jurisdictions where the hospital here state their system for reprogramming of a certain procedure is totally different and in this case will need after care for up to 10 years after the operation has been carried out on a person (details supplied) in County Dublin, the NTPF only cover one year when this after care needs to be done by the doctor who performed this operation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [8410/07]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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As the Deputy's question relates to the operation of the National Treatment Purchase Fund, my Department has asked the Chief Executive of the Fund to reply directly to the Deputy in relation to the information requested.