Eamon Scanlon
Question:736. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health the reason venesection and phlebotomy therapy is a free treatment in St James's Hospital, Dublin for haemochromatosis patients and not a free treatment in all hospitals; his views on whether this is discriminatory based on location; his further views on whether there is no justification for persons to pay an €80 fee for a 15 minute outpatient procedure which prevents organ damage and saves lives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54658/17]
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