Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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321. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons that have been sent to the UK for specialist neuro rehabilitation due to a lack of services here since the neuro rehabilitation strategy was published in 2011; the overall cost to the State; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49902/17]

Finian McGrath (Dublin Bay North, Independent)
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The Health Service Executive (HSE) Social Care Division and the HSE Clinical Programme and Strategy Division are working in tandem to progress the implementation of the National Policy & Strategy for the provision of Neuro-rehabilitation Services in Ireland. This is in line with the commitment to publish an implementation plan as outlined in the Programme for a Partnership Governmentand the commitment in the HSE National Service Plan 2017 and HSE Social Care Operational Plan for 2017.

As your query relates to service matters it has been forwarded to the HSE for direct reply.