421. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence regarding the hospitalisation of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason for the delay in view of the urgency of the case; the reason transport had to come from Dublin; the reason they were not taken by local ambulance in the Cork area; the reason four people were brought from Dublin to a rural area where they were understandably unable to find their way, whereas local services would have been able to find the location of the house and could be there in possibly an hour or two; the reason local services were not utilised; the reason a very ill person and their carer were left all day; the reason the person was taken from bed at 10.30 p.m.; the cost of the services of bringing transport from Dublin to take a person who lived in north Cork to a hospital which was less than an hour's drive from their own residence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30033/14]

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421. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence regarding the hospitalisation of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason for the delay in view of the urgency of the case; the reason transport had to come from Dublin; the reason they were not taken by local ambulance in the Cork area; the reason four people were brought from Dublin to a rural area where they were understandably unable to find their way, whereas local services would have been able to find the location of the house and could be there in possibly an hour or two; the reason local services were not utilised; the reason a very ill person and their carer were left all day; the reason the person was taken from bed at 10.30 p.m.; the cost of the services of bringing transport from Dublin to take a person who lived in north Cork to a hospital which was less than an hour's drive from their own residence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30033/14]

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1. 9 July 2014

   Medical Inquiries

   421. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Health his views on correspondence regarding the hospitalisation of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the reason for the delay in view of the urgency of the case; the reason transport had to come from Dublin; the reason they were not taken by local ambulance in the Cork area; the reason four people were brought from Dublin to a rural area where they were understandably unable to find their way, whereas local services would have been able to find the location of the house and could be there in possibly an hour or two; the reason local services were not utilised; the reason a very ill person and their carer were left all day; the reason the person was taken from bed at 10.30 p.m.; the cost of the services of bringing transport from Dublin to take a person who lived in north Cork to a hospital which was less than an hour's drive from their own residence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30033/14]

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