Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 31 May 2022
784. Deputy Malcolm Noonan asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 653 of 17 May 2022, when a review of the current eligibility framework of the long-term illness scheme, which includes the basis for existing hospital and medication charges will be carried out under commitments given in the Sláintecare Implementation Strategy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28116/22]
View answerA review of the entire eligibility framework is to be carried out under commitments given in the Sláintecare Implementation Strategy. This is a large and multifaceted workstream within the Department of Health. It will have many stages and much scoping work has already been completed.
The current priority has been looking at access to GP services and reviewing hospital and other charges.
The LTI scheme will be included at a later stage of the review. As the review of the eligibility framework will be conducted as part of a move towards the provision of universal healthcare, the work will need to be completed in an appropriately robust manner.
It is not possible to say at this juncture what the results of the specific review of the LTI scheme will be or when this will be completed.
