An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business
Dail Éireann — 2020-09-15
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Michael Collins (IND), Cork South-West

I raised the issue of the cross-border directive with the then Tánaiste, Deputy Coveney, 12 months ago in the House. The question was whether the cross-border scheme would continue in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Many people have gone to Northern Ireland for hip, knee and, most importantly, cataract surgery. In the last year and a half, myself, Deputy Danny Healy-Rae, Councillor Ben Dalton O'Sullivan and Councillor Danny Collins have taken over 2,000 people for eye-saving surgery. Fianna Fáil itself used the cross-border service in one of its election promotion videos. The answer I got from the Tánaiste at the time was that if there was a no-deal Brexit, legislation would be put in place to make sure the cross-border scheme would continue. Can the Taoiseach tell us if the legislation is now in place to continue the cross-border directive if we have a no-deal Brexit? He must not let thousands go blind in Cork and Kerry on his watch.

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Sitting date: 2020-09-15