1326. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health the reason some of the six CHO areas provide an electricity subsidy for patients using full-time oxygen ventilation machines while others do not; his views on whether this practice effectively amounts to a postcode lottery for those needing support with electricity costs, which have spiralled, and for whom a decision to scale back on electricity usage is not an option; if this subsidy will be made available for all those who require 24-hour oxygen ventilation regardless of the area in which they live; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19223/22]

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1326. Deputy Bríd Smith asked the Minister for Health the reason some of the six CHO areas provide an electricity subsidy for patients using full-time oxygen ventilation machines while others do not; his views on whether this practice effectively amounts to a postcode lottery for those needing support with electricity costs, which have spiralled, and for whom a decision to scale back on electricity usage is not an option; if this subsidy will be made available for all those who require 24-hour oxygen ventilation regardless of the area in which they live; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19223/22]

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