Health care while travelling in the Republic of Ireland
Your entitlements
Ireland’s health scheme provides benefits for hospital treatment during your stay, but not for private medical services or prescription medicines. Public hospital care is available for a small fee for the first 10 days of your stay in any year. It is free thereafter. A fee is charged for attendance at outpatient or accident and emergency departments if you are not referred by a doctor.
What is not covered
- you will have to pay the full cost of visits to private doctors.
- a fee is charged for prescription medicines. After a certain amount has been spent during each month the Health Board refunds additional charges under the Drugs Payments Scheme.
More information
For more information download a copy of the Health care while travelling in The Republic of Ireland information sheet [PDF, 182Kb]
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Last updated: 5 August, 2009