Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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661. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the current delays and difficulties being experienced by wheelchair users; if he will provide an update on the number of outstanding electric wheelchairs needing repairs that are currently in the system (details supplied); the number that are not being repaired within the contract time of three days or 24 hours for emergencies; the current average length of time that clients are now waiting to have their chairs repaired; the measures his Department is taking to resolve the delays; and when the time span for repairs will be reduced and returned to some normality. [25512/14]

Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour)
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As the Deputy's question relates to service matters, I have arranged for the question to be referred to the Health Service Executive for direct reply to the Deputy.