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Published 13:52 17 Apr 2023 BST
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The removal of these charges was announced as part of Budget 2023.
"This is an important step towards reducing the healthcare costs of patients and families.
“This measure builds on the abolition of public in-patient charges for children, which I introduced last year.
Donnelly added, "This is another significant step in ensuring that people have access to affordable healthcare services."
Those with medical cards were already exempt from these charges.
Hospital in-patient fees were also scrapped in children's hospitals in 2022.
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