204 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health and Children the reasons for the current practice of instructing patients to dispose of crutches once their ailment has passed and the rationale in public hospitals not seeking to recover such items; her estimate of the cost of this practice in a full year; and if she will examine if there are savings to be made in amending this policy in favour of a recycling re-use initiative. [27835/10]

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204 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health and Children the reasons for the current practice of instructing patients to dispose of crutches once their ailment has passed and the rationale in public hospitals not seeking to recover such items; her estimate of the cost of this practice in a full year; and if she will examine if there are savings to be made in amending this policy in favour of a recycling re-use initiative. [27835/10]

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1. 29 June 2010

   Medical Aids and Appliances

   204 Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health and Children the reasons for the current practice of instructing patients to dispose of crutches once their ailment has passed and the rationale in public hospitals not seeking to recover such items; her estimate of the cost of this practice in a full year; and if she will examine if there are savings to be made in amending this policy in favour of a recycling re-use initiative. [27835/10]

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