657. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the eligibility for the treatment abroad scheme has been changed by the Health Service Executive; if it is the case that only public patients are now eligible; that this means that even if a person is a GMS patient and has been receiving treatment abroad for many years, any renewal application must be certified by a consultant from a public clinic; if he accepts that the waiting list to attend such a clinic and receive certification is so long that it poses a severe risk to all patients who are acutely ill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49025/13]

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657. Deputy Billy Kelleher asked the Minister for Health if the eligibility for the treatment abroad scheme has been changed by the Health Service Executive; if it is the case that only public patients are now eligible; that this means that even if a person is a GMS patient and has been receiving treatment abroad for many years, any renewal application must be certified by a consultant from a public clinic; if he accepts that the waiting list to attend such a clinic and receive certification is so long that it poses a severe risk to all patients who are acutely ill; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49025/13]

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