664. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some consultants are refusing to sign the relevant documentation for patients that wish to travel to the UK for treatment for mesh-related complications with the consequence that such women cannot have their treatment paid for by their health insurers; and the steps he will take to address this in view of the fact that these refusals are resulting in women being put through unnecessary and ongoing pain due to lack of access to treatment. [45391/18]

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664. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that some consultants are refusing to sign the relevant documentation for patients that wish to travel to the UK for treatment for mesh-related complications with the consequence that such women cannot have their treatment paid for by their health insurers; and the steps he will take to address this in view of the fact that these refusals are resulting in women being put through unnecessary and ongoing pain due to lack of access to treatment. [45391/18]

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