Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 November 2006
184 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Health and Children if, when responsibility for the provision of transport for patients under the Health Act 1970 was transferred from community welfare officers to the hospitals themselves, the hospitals were provided with a separate budget for this purpose. [38089/06]
View answerThe Health Service Executive (HSE) is arranging for a comprehensive review to be undertaken of the non-emergency transport needs of patients attending HSE facilities. This review will include an examination of the service currently delivered nationally and make recommendations that will inform its future development. Accordingly, my Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the specific question examined and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
