National Treatment Purchase Fund.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 March 2004

Tuesday, 2 March 2004

Questions (215)

Michael Ring

Question:

295 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Health and Children if a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will be treated under the national treatment purchase scheme. [6571/04]

Written answers

Minister for Health and Children (Mr. Martin)

The national treatment purchase fund, NTPF, has asked health boards to identify public hospital patients waiting longest on in-patient lists so that they can be offered treatment under this initiative. Public patients, who satisfy the criteria, can apply to their general practitioners, medical consultants or to their local health board to seek to have their treatment carried out under the NTPF.

My Department has asked the chief executive officer of the board to investigate the position in relation to the national treatment purchase fund and the person's eligibility and to reply directly to the Deputy.