Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 205: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the structure he is putting in place to replace the transport system that has ceased, in order to ensure that elderly persons with no transport can get to various medical clinics around the country. [11895/11]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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There must be a clear national approach to non-emergency transport which, where provided, should be in the most cost-effective way and with clear conditions.

The HSE is developing a national policy which is focused on addressing, consistently, the eligibility and affordability of patient transport services across the country, as well as achieving the €15m in savings recommended in the McCarthy Report. This policy is almost complete and I will be considering its implications once it has been made available to my Department in the coming weeks.