John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 240: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her position with regard to funding for the provision of the Caredoc co-operative service in Waterford city and county considering that Waterford is the only county in the south east without this service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24314/04]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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Between 2000 and 2003, €7.124 million was allocated to the South Eastern Health Board for the expansion of their out of hours co-operative, Caredoc. In 2004, €3.492 million has been included in the health board's base allocation for the continued provision of services under this heading. The dedicated funding is exclusive of the fees paid to participating general practitioners. Decisions on the geographical areas to be covered by co-operatives and the order in which developments occur are matters for the relevant health board which must have regard to the range of financial and other issues involved in any such developments. Further expansion will be considered in the context of service requirements, health board proposals and funding availability.