Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 June 2014
613. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reason nine months after its due transposition date the EU Commission says Ireland has not yet notified it of any transposition measures for Directive 2011/24/EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25254/14]
View answerWith the commencement of S.I. 203 of 2014 on 1st June 2014 the principal areas of the Directive have been transposed and the HSE is in a position to operate the terms of the Directive. Details are available on the HSE website at http://www.hse.ie/eng/services/list/1/schemes/cbd/. The formal process of notification to the Commission of this transposition is in hand and is expected to be completed by the end of this week.
Transposition measures in relation to two provisions of the Directive remain to be completed, namely, changes to the Prescription Regulations and measures relating to mandatory liability insurance for regulated health professionals providing cross-border healthcare. These matters are being worked on by my Department. The Commission is aware that this work is ongoing.
