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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 4 Feb 1942

Vol. 85 No. 12

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Dispensary Doctors' Petrol Ration.

asked the Minister for Supplies whether in view of the fact that the Medical Association has failed to formulate (and that it has no authority to formulate) proposals for the allocation, as between doctors, of the available petrol ration, he will take steps in the interest of the sick poor to alter the method of allocation as has been done in regard to other services in such a way as to give an adequate supply of petrol to dispensary doctors whose districts cover rural areas which involves for them the travelling of considerable distances under very unfavourable conditions.

In the allocation of supplies of petrol I am not in a position to discriminate in relation to the needs of particular classes of medical officers and I am not prepared to alter the existing basis of allocation to dispensary doctors generally. I have, however, made available a further ration equal to the basic ration over and above the normal professional allowance, to a limited number of dispensary doctors specified by Cumann Dochtúirí na h-Éireann (The Medical Association of Éire) as being, in its opinion, in the greatest need of petrol.

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