Written answers

Tuesday, 5 February 2013

Department of Health

Treatment Abroad Scheme

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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To ask the Minister for Health if the Health Service Executive has incurred any costs in sending epilepsy patients abroad for treatment; the extent of any such costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5441/13]

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The Health Service Executive has confirmed that the following figures relate to the number of patients with Epilepsy who have availed of treatment under the provisions of the Treatment Abroad Scheme. These figures relate to patients who have been identified as having Epilepsy but in some cases other illnesses were present.

Year
Number of Patients
Cost of Treatment
Cost of Travel
2011
2
€3,006.05
0
2012
10
€191,034.44
€2,682,64
2013 to date
0
0
0

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