PQ 937
937. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend entitlement under the long-term illness scheme to those suffering from Crohn's disease and irritable bowel syndrome; the reason these debilitating conditions have not been included heretofore as against those health circumstances that do qualify; if he has requested details of the number involved and the projected cost of extending the entitlement to this cohort of persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10609/16]
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17 May 2016
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17 May 2016 · Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
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Ó Caoláin, Caoimhghín.
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937. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend entitlement under the long-term illness scheme to those suffering from Crohn's disease and irritable bowel syndrome; the reason these debilitating conditions have not been included heretofore as against those health circumstances that do qualify; if he has requested details of the number involved and the projected cost of extending the entitlement to this cohort of persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10609/16]
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17 May 2016
Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
937. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health his plans to extend entitlement under the long-term illness scheme to those suffering from Crohn's disease and irritable bowel syndrome; the reason these debilitating conditions have not been included heretofore as against those health circumstances that do qualify; if he has requested details of the number involved and the projected cost of extending the entitlement to this cohort of persons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10609/16]
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Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
Long-Term Illness Scheme Eligibility
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- Official source: https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/question/2016-05-17/937/
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