Treatment Abroad Scheme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 March 2013

Tuesday, 5 March 2013

Ceisteanna (478, 479, 480, 481, 482, 483)

Gerry Adams

Ceist:

478. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the total spend on the treatment abroad scheme in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. [11123/13]

Gerry Adams

Ceist:

479. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the date on which the processing of treatment abroad scheme applications was centralised in County Kilkenny. [11124/13]

Gerry Adams

Ceist:

480. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of applications that have been received for the treatment abroad scheme since it was centralised in County Kilkenny; and the number that have been accepted or rejected. [11125/13]

Gerry Adams

Ceist:

481. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of applications received by the treatment abroad scheme in 2011; the number accepted; and the number rejected. [11126/13]

Gerry Adams

Ceist:

482. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of applications received by the treatment abroad scheme in 2012; the number accepted; and the number rejected. [11127/13]

Gerry Adams

Ceist:

483. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Health the number of applications for the treatment abroad scheme that have been received in 2013; the number accepted; and the number rejected. [11128/13]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 478 to 483, inclusive, together.

The centralisation of the processing of applications for the Treatment Abroad Scheme in Kilkenny took place over the period September 2011 to August 2012. The following table provides a breakdown of application received, approved and declined and the cost of same from 2008 to date:

Year	Application	Approved Applications	Declined Applications	Total Cost
2008	403	372	31	€6,003,313
2009	390	363	27	€10,228,928
2010	430	355	22	€4,499,806
2011	481	388	48	€2,212,389
2012	858	791	41	€7,415,570

Please note that the breakdown of applications approved and declined for the Limerick TAS office is not available and is excluded from the 2010 and 2011 figures. The 2011 information above relates to information available through the central TAS office only. The full information from all of the previous 10 regional offices is not available. As invoices from the various countries where treatment has been received by patients are received in arrears, the total cost figures for 2010 and 2011 are likely to change. The total number of applications received to date for 2013 is 126, of which 116 have been approved and 8 declined.