Vol. 440 No. 4
369 Mr. Hogan asked the Minister for Education the reason students of third level colleges must for purposes of health treatment attend the doctor at a third level college rather than having the option of attending either the doctor at the college or their family doctor at home; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
In the case of the universities the services of a doctor are provided free of charge on the campuses. However, students may attend their family doctor using medical card facilities if they are entitled to one or at their own expense.
In the case of the other third level colleges, the position varies from college to college. Broadly speaking, I understand that while students in those colleges are provided with access to a doctor or other medical facilities, in some cases at a subsidised cost, they are not precluded from attending their family doctor if they so prefer, as is the case with university students as outlined above.
