Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)

There is no measure under the CLÁR programme to provide for the transport of people with urgent hospital appointments who have no means of transport. CLÁR provides funding for capital projects only and not for day-to-day operational matters.

My Department is holding discussions with the Health Service Executive, HSE, regarding the implementation of the next round of CLÁR's co-funded health measures for 2007-09. The project for the upgrading of the Ballycroy Health Centre should be submitted for consideration to the HSE, western region, Merlin Park Regional Hospital, Galway. The HSE is responsible for the identification and selection of projects in CLÁR areas to be included under the proposed measure for 2007-09.

My Department has no input into the selection of the projects to be funded under the measure. There are no designated RAPID areas in County Mayo.

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