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Thursday, 13 June 2019

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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149. To ask the Minister for Health if a person (details supplied) can qualify for free hospital treatment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24734/19]

Photo of Simon HarrisSimon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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A person with a valid EHIC may receive necessary treatment while on a temporary stay in another EU Member State. This necessary treatment includes public hospital treatment if it is deemed medically necessary by a medical practitioner. 

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly in relation to the particular circumstances raised.

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