EU Directives

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 July 2016

Tuesday, 12 July 2016

Questions (535)

Clare Daly

Question:

535. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health the reason accessing the private health care system at home in circumstances (details supplied) is not covered. [20852/16]

Written answers

Minister for Health

EU Directive 2011/24/EU establishes rules, including reimbursement rules, for facilitating access to safe and high-quality cross-border healthcare in the EU in a Member State other than the patient's Member State of affiliation. Accessing healthcare in a patient's own Member State, either private or public, is not within the remit of the Directive.