630. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection if discretion or an exceptional administrative sanction can be applied to the medical care scheme under the occupational injuries scheme to reimburse private medical expenses for an injured worker; if he is aware of a case (details supplied) where a worker has been waiting three years for a public appointment, forcing them to fund private consultant visits out-of-pocket due to a lack of public system availability; if the scheme will adapt to cover private treatment costs when the HSE fails to provide the equivalent public treatment within a reasonable timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45786/26]

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630. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Social Protection if discretion or an exceptional administrative sanction can be applied to the medical care scheme under the occupational injuries scheme to reimburse private medical expenses for an injured worker; if he is aware of a case (details supplied) where a worker has been waiting three years for a public appointment, forcing them to fund private consultant visits out-of-pocket due to a lack of public system availability; if the scheme will adapt to cover private treatment costs when the HSE fails to provide the equivalent public treatment within a reasonable timeframe; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45786/26]

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