Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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635. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons treated by the Pathfinder service; the total budget allocated to the service since it became operational; and if plans are in place to expand the programme across the State. [21765/24]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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Pathfinder involves the National Ambulance Service and health and social care professionals working together to respond and treat people in the comfort of their home. The service enables staff to treat and assess the patient as well as provide the appropriate supports and follow up care to the patient, so that the patient does not need to be transported to a busy Emergency Department to receive care when there is no clinical need.

In relation to the specific information requested by the Deputy, as these are service matters I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.