Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 May 2004
184 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of doctors or medical general practitioners who are enlisted on panels for call-out to Garda stations in the Dublin metropolitan district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13123/04]
View answer185 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the number of doctors or medical general practitioners who are enlisted on panels for call-out to Garda stations in the greater Dublin area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13124/04]
View answer186 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the payments or expenses which have been made to doctors or medical general practitioners who are enlisted on panels for call-out to Garda stations in the greater Dublin area and the Dublin metropolitan district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13125/04]
View answer187 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the identity of the ten doctors who received the payments or expenses which have been made to doctors or medical general practitioners enlisted on panels for call-out to Garda stations in the greater Dublin area and the Dublin metropolitan district; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13126/04]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 184 to 187, inclusive, together.
I am informed by the Garda authorities that a list of 11 doctors and medical practitioners who make themselves available for call out to Garda stations in the Dublin metropolitan region is maintained at the Garda communications centre at Harcourt Square. The following doctors are on this list:
Dr. Hooper
Dr. Moloney
Dr. Kirke
Dr. Fakih
Dr. Williams
Dr. De Bulbh
Dr. Curry
Dr. Zatari
Dr. Harkin
Dr. Wheeler
Dr. Nathan.
The Dublin metropolitan region encompasses all of Dublin city, together with a number of satellite towns stretching to the south as far as Kilcoole in the north of County Wicklow, to the north to Swords in north County Dublin, and to the West as far as Leixlip in County Kildare. As regards the Balbriggan district, which is outside the Dublin metropolitan region, the position is that for a number of years a general practitioner living in Slane, County Meath, has been responding to requests from gardaí. In the event of this general practitioner not being available, a local doctor would be utilised. Available figures indicate that €207,242.53 has been paid to doctors on the list maintained for the Dublin metropolitan region in respect of medical services provided in the period 1 January 2004 to 30 April 2004.
