Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein)
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898. To ask the Minister for Health the annual cost to the Exchequer for the provision of IVF treatment to suitable candidates through the public health system. [27268/13]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy will be aware, IVF treatment is not currently provided or funded by the public health system. However, a defined list of fertility medicines is covered under the High Tech Scheme administered by the Health Service Executive. The cost of the medicines is reflected in the PCRS Statistical Analysis of Claims and Payments under High Tech Drugs, and patients may use their valid established eligibility for GMS or Drug Payment Scheme, as appropriate, to access the medicines. As the specific information requested by the Deputy concerns a service issue, it has been referred to the HSE for direct reply.