Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 200: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ascertain from the Health Service Executive the reason the allocation of the transport of private medical insured patients is being allocated to only two private ambulance companies; and the further reason the Health Service Executive has not put in place a clinical and quality audit process to enable other private ambulance service providers to also do this work; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12930/09]

Noel Grealish (Galway West, Progressive Democrats)
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Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ascertain from the Health Service Executive if there is a mechanism in place for checking that the private ambulance services on the private ambulance service agreement framework are meeting the terms of their agreement; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12967/09]

Noel Grealish (Galway West, Progressive Democrats)
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Question 206: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will ascertain from the Health Service Executive the number of inspections which have been carried out on the private ambulance providers who provide ambulance services under the private ambulance service level agreement to the HSE since the agreement was set up in January 2008; the observations the HSE assessors made as a result of these inspections; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12968/09]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 200, 205 and 206 together.

As these are service matters, they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.