Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 411: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if, where people who are on a waiting list for the appropriate period subsequently receive treatment under the National Treatment Purchase Fund and if there is a follow up review required in the context of the surgery undertaken, such people have to pay for a further consultation or review or if such payment is also covered under the National Treatment Purchase Fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23686/08]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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All services provided under the auspices of the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) are free of charge to the patient. Where patients have surgery via the NTPF, routine follow-up with the treating Consultant is covered. If a need arises for follow-up over and above the routine in relation to the surgery undergone, this is also facilitated. General Practitioners or the patients concerned should make contact with the hospital where the treatment was provided, or with the NTPF on the Lo-Call number, 1890 720 820, to make the required arrangements.