Terence Flanagan (Dublin North East, Independent)
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128. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding a matter (details supplied) in relation to insurance; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37459/14]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Clinical Indemnity Scheme (CIS) covers the clinical activities of public health doctors, nurses, dentists and other community based clinical staff providing services on behalf of the Health Services Executive (HSE).

Apart from this Scheme, the Clinical Indemnity Scheme does not provide indemnity to healthcare professionals who are providing private services in the community (i.e. those who are not providing services on behalf of the HSE). Healthcare professionals operating in a private capacity must purchase indemnity cover from the medical defence organisations or from commercial insurers. Accordingly, the cost of premiums is solely a matter between the private practitioner and the indemnity provider.