Séamus Kirk (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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224. To ask the Minister for Health if he or his Department has given consideration to the implementation here of a simple three digit 24/7 non-emergency contact for every citizen to interact with Government, semi-State, public bodies and organisations, charitable/voluntary and support services, that will assist callers in dealing with health, educational, civic, local government, social problems and so on; if he or his Department have examined the way this successfully operates in places such as the USA and Canada; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41557/13]

James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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I have no plans to introduce such a service at this time. However my Department would cooperate fully with any future proposal to introduce such a service on an interdepartmental basis.