Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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174. To ask the Minister for Health the amount of money that has been spent by the Health Service Executive in refunding persons in accordance with the cross-border health care directive in each year since 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27885/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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The Health Service Executive operates the EU Directive on patients' rights in cross-border health care in Ireland. The Health Service Executive has been asked to examine the matter of the data requested and to reply to the Deputy as soon as possible. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, please contact my Private Office who will follow up the matter with them.

Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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175. To ask the Minister for Health if funding for procedures under the cross-border health care directive is sourced from the overall annual budget allocated to the Health Service Executive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27886/15]

Jerry Buttimer (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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176. To ask the Minister for Health how money is found to fund procedures under the cross-border health care directive when money for similar procedures here can be restricted due to funding restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27887/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 175 and 176 together.

The Health Service Executive operates the EU Directive on patients' rights in cross-border health care in Ireland. The HSE has provided a sum of €1 million in this year's National Service Plan to address costs specific to the EU Directive. This scheme is still in its infancy so it's not really possible to predict the level of take up and on that basis the HSE will keep the level of funding required to operate the scheme under review as part of its overall service planning process for the health service.