PQ 3345
3345. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her views on the need to support persons with degenerative spondylosisthesis, DS; if her attention has been drawn to significant delays for persons who require consultation and treatment for cauda equina syndrome arising from DS in Dublin; if she accepts that the Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare Scheme is not appropriate for all such persons impacted by delays due to the cost of travel and 12-week wait for reimbursement; and her plans to ensure that the public healthcare system here is in a position to support persons with DS and related conditions in Dublin and more generally. [26976/26]
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3345. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health her views on the need to support persons with degenerative spondylosisthesis, DS; if her attention has been drawn to significant delays for persons who require consultation and treatment for cauda equina syndrome arising from DS in Dublin; if she accepts that the Northern Ireland Planned Healthcare Scheme is not appropriate for all such persons impacted by delays due to the cost of travel and 12-week wait for reimbursement; and her plans to ensure that the public healthcare system here is in a position to support persons with DS and related conditions in Dublin and more generally. [26976/26]
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