Róisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats)
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347. To ask the Minister for Health the position regarding an appointment for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 11; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32073/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I refer to the matter which has been raised by the Deputy. The Treatment Abroad Scheme (TAS) is not available to a patient where a procedure is available in the State's public healthcare system. However, the Cross-Border Directive (CBD) and the analogous Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare Scheme (NIPHS) allows for patients that are normally resident in Ireland and availing of public health services to avail of treatment in another EU/EEA Member State, for the CBD, or Northern Ireland, for the NIPHS. Reimbursement under either scheme will be made at the lesser of either the cost of the treatment in Ireland, or the cost in the other State - details are available from the HSE's CBD National Contact Point (NCP).

The patient should contact the HSE's CBD NCP regarding details of either the CBD or NIPH schemes. The contact details are: National Contact Point, Cross-Border Healthcare Directive Department, HSE Cross Border Directive, St Canice's Hospital, Dublin Road, Kilkenny Tel: 056 778 4546 Email: crossborderdirective@hse.ie.