John Lahart
Ceist:159. Deputy John Lahart asked the Minister for Health the status of the cross-border directive and Northern Ireland planned healthcare scheme beyond 2021 for the Defence Forces. [22559/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 29 April 2021
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Freagraí scríofa
Since 1 January 2021, the provisions of the EU Cross Border Directive (CBD) no longer apply to the UK. On the 28th December 2020 the Government approved the implementation of a new Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare Scheme. The new Scheme operational since 1 January 2021 will enable persons resident in the State to access and be reimbursed for private healthcare in Northern Ireland by the HSE, provided such healthcare is publicly available within Ireland. It is intended that the scheme will operate for 12 months on an administrative basis initially, with a view to developing a general scheme to provide a statutory basis for the scheme.