Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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Question 303: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of stand-by drivers Westdoc has; the amount of money which was awarded to drivers and taxis in 2004 with regard to transporting doctors late at night; the cost for 2004; the breakdown of the cost to the Western Health Board; the number of drivers Westdoc has; the cost in the Western Health Board area; the amount which was awarded for taxis in 2004; the overall cost with regard to transporting doctors for the Westdoc service provided by them; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24774/05]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Deputy's question relates to the management and delivery of health and personal social services, which are the responsibility of the Health Service Executive under the Health Act 2004. This includes responsibility for the out of hours co-operatives which operate to provide general practitioner services outside of normal surgery hours free of charge to medical card holders. Accordingly, my Department has requested the parliamentary affairs division of the executive to arrange to have this matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.