Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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443. To ask the Minister for Health if he will advise on a payment to a person (details supplied). [42142/19]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Under the Health Act 1970 (as amended) all persons ordinarily resident in the State are eligible for public health services provided by or on behalf of the HSE on a full or limited eligibility basis. 

When a patient opts to avail of private treatment from a private provider, the relationship between the patient and the provider is a private contractual matter. The current public health eligibility framework provide no basis for reimbursing any private patient charges incurred by a patient in these circumstances.