Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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686. To ask the Minister for Health the fire brigades that have signed up to and are operating the Health Service Executive recommended policy of fire service first-responder scheme which documents the way local fire brigades can be utilised efficiently for cardiac emergencies in their local areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1640/15]

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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688. To ask the Minister for Health the procedure for mobilising the fire service to incidences of road traffic collisions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1642/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 686 and 688 together.

As these are service matters, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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687. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide the number of delta and echo emergency calls that were made in County Meath in 2014; the response times to these calls; the number of calls answered by the fire service and the number of calls answered by the ambulance service; and in each case, the location from which the ambulances were mobilised. [1641/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.

Mary Mitchell O'Connor (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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689. To ask the Minister for Health the reason ambulances can only go to public hospitals when a person (details supplied) has private health insurance; if a person may have a choice of hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1655/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.