Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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746. To ask the Minister for Health the arrangements in place to assist persons who live up to 50 miles from a hospital and who are in receipt of a social welfare payment, particularly elderly persons who have to pay for travel to and from hospital appointments, particularly when these appointments are frequent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20744/15]

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.