Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)
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To ask the Minister for Health the number of adults are being funded by the Health Service Executive in 2012 to receive specialist care in facilities outside the State; if he will provide details in respect of each of those adults on the type of care being provided, for example mental health, learning disability, brain injury and each setting, that is hospital, community or residential placement; if he will provide details in respect of the duration of each placement, start date and projected end date; the name and address of the care provider; the HSE area that is funding each placement and the programme of care, for example mental health, physical or learning disability; the total cost to the HSE of each placement for the financial year 2012, with a breakdown of each care provider's costs, that is, hospital, day care, residential, therapy, treatment; the cost of family visits flights, taxis, meals, accommodation and so on; and the costs for the HSE multi-disciplinary teams who travel abroad to each unit/placement for review meetings, assessment and case conferences that is flights, taxis, meals, accommodation and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51750/12]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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Treatment outside the jurisdiction is only considered when there is no suitable facility in the State or where specialist skills are clinically indicated but are unavailable here in Ireland. In relation to the query raised by the Deputy regarding specific detailed information in a range of circumstances, some of the information is not available in the format requested. However, as this is a service matter the question has been referred to the HSE for direct reply in respect of any data that is available on this subject.