3749. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to clarify the contractual or service arrangements between the HSE and a company (details supplied) in relation to the provision of diagnostic and medical services to public and medical card patients; the reason private patients appear to receive preferential access to appointments and treatment despite the HSE being a significant purchaser of services from the company; the safeguards in place to ensure that patients are prioritised on the basis of clinical need and urgency rather than their status as public or private patients. [62692/26]

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3749. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to clarify the contractual or service arrangements between the HSE and a company (details supplied) in relation to the provision of diagnostic and medical services to public and medical card patients; the reason private patients appear to receive preferential access to appointments and treatment despite the HSE being a significant purchaser of services from the company; the safeguards in place to ensure that patients are prioritised on the basis of clinical need and urgency rather than their status as public or private patients. [62692/26]

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1. 7 September 2026

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   3749. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to clarify the contractual or service arrangements between the HSE and a company (details supplied) in relation to the provision of diagnostic and medical services to public and medical card patients; the reason private patients appear to receive preferential access to appointments and treatment despite the HSE being a significant purchaser of services from the company; the safeguards in place to ensure that patients are prioritised on the basis of clinical need and urgency rather than their status as public or private patients. [62692/26]

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