197 Mr. G. Mitchell asked the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive will review the taxi fare assistance sought by a person (details supplied) who cannot manage to get her spouse to hospital without such assistance. [9132/07]

Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services is a matter for the Health Service Executive and funding for all health services has been provided as part of its overall Vote. Therefore, the Executive is the appropriate body to consider the particular case/issue raised by the Deputy. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to arrange to have the matter investigated and to have a reply issued directly to the Deputy.