'Cataracts express' service in doubt amid funding uncertainty 

People who take the trips, which are organised by TDs Michael Collins and Danny Healy-Rae, can get the procedures done in the North and reclaim the cost of their treatment from the HSE.

The future of the 'cataracts express' service to the North is in doubt because no commitment has been made to keep funding it.

The coach service to and from Belfast carries people from Co Cork and Co Kerry who have been stuck on HSE waiting lists for urgent cataract operations, as well as hip and knee procedures.