665. Deputy Denise Mitchell asked the Minister for Health whether Cross-Border Directive reimbursement applications continue to be processed in the order in which they are received; whether there are circumstances in which a completed application received at a later date may be processed and reimbursed before an earlier completed application; and, if so, to outline those circumstances and the way in which completed applications submitted in 2025 may remain outstanding while some applications submitted in January and February 2026 have subsequently been reimbursed. [67216/26]

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.