Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 June 2008
141 Deputy Joanna Tuffy asked the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to a decision to withdraw the hospital taxi transport service in the Dublin mid-west area, which provided transport to and from hospital and clinic appointments for patients with no alternative means of transport; if she will take steps to reverse this decision; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23879/08]
View answerOperational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall Vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.
