Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 April 2013
577. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health if it is the case that unmarked ambulance and emergency vehicles are in use in the Kildare area; if these include high powered vehicles; if he will detail the date of purchase and cost of same; if it is policy that workers are allowed take these vehicles home; if this practice has ever left any area short of vehicles; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20276/13]
View answer578. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the vehicle maintenance protocol for emergency vehicles in the Kildare area; if it is the case that there are two qualified mechanics employed by the Health Service Executive in the eastern region yet when vehicles are scheduled for routine maintenance they have to go off the road to a main garage for repairs at extra expense to the taxpayer; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20277/13]
View answer579. Deputy Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin asked the Minister for Health the level of mileage at which ambulances are at the end of their life; the process for ensuring that that is the case; the number of vehicles in the Kildare area which have surpassed this mileage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20278/13]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 577 to 579, inclusive, together.
In relation to the particular queries raised by the Deputy, as these are service matters, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond directly to the Deputy in these matters.
