Mattie McGrath (Tipperary South, Independent)
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329. To ask the Minister for Health the assistance that is available to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary who was refused transport for a hospital appointment from the Health Service Executive and had to travel by taxi and return by taxi from a village in County Tipperary to attend an appointment at Kilcreene Hospital in County Kilkenny, who was charged €324.75 for the taxi, and who was only awarded an Exceptional Needs Payment of €33.60 from the Department of Social Protection, as the Department has stated that the responsibility to provide transport to hospital appointments lies with the Health Service Executive; if he will confirm that responsibility for transport to hospital appointments does lie with the Executive; the support that will be provided to this person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17485/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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With regard to the detailed query raised by the Deputy, 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.