Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 April 2016
301. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the number of persons who have accessed care services in other jurisdictions and how Ireland compares with other participating states in overall patient numbers availing of treatment under the cross border health care directive, CBD, scheme since its inception, by year, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8268/16]
View answerThe HSE's National Contact Point (NCP) for Directive 2011/24/EU on the application of patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare, known as the Cross border Healthcare Directive, has provided the following data on the accessing of healthcare services in other jurisdictions by Irish patients. Data comparing how Ireland compares to other participating States are not held.
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- |
2014 (6 Months) |
2015 (12 Months) |
1 January - 31 March 2016 |
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No. of forms issued by the NCP |
59 |
1,593 |
541 |
|
No. of queries to the NCP |
94 |
4083 |
1,601 |
|
No. of reimbursements processed |
7 |
157 |
165 |
|
No. of applications for prior authorisation processed |
30 |
215 |
88 |
|
Total value of reimbursements processed |
€29,264 |
€542,366.53 |
€401,643.44 |
