PQ 3732
3732. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will review the decision of the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to refuse financial support for a patient (details supplied) seeking approval for planned healthcare treatment in another EU jurisdiction under the Cross Border Healthcare Directive; the reasons the application was refused; whether consideration was given to the urgency of the patient's clinical circumstances and scheduled treatment date; whether an appeal or exceptional review mechanism is available in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62643/26]
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3732. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if she will review the decision of the National Treatment Purchase Fund (NTPF) to refuse financial support for a patient (details supplied) seeking approval for planned healthcare treatment in another EU jurisdiction under the Cross Border Healthcare Directive; the reasons the application was refused; whether consideration was given to the urgency of the patient's clinical circumstances and scheduled treatment date; whether an appeal or exceptional review mechanism is available in such cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [62643/26]
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2026-09-07/3732/
- Open data entity: https://data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/question/2026-09-07/pq_3732