Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 November 2012
1143. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health if he will consider the appointment of a patients advocate where such a role would provide patients and their families with the necessary information to avail of the European health insurance card, formerly the E111 form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48348/12]
View answerAll relevant information concerning the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is currently available on the Health Service Executive EHIC website: www.ehic.ie. Information is also available on the citizen's information website. More recently this information is available as a smartphone application which provides information on how to access health services in the Member State that a person is visiting and provides information on the processes to follow if an individual does not have an EHIC.
In light of this, I do not intend to appoint a patient's advocate to make this information available.
