Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is. In a scenario where one can schedule appointments and only hit that crisis between 9 a.m and 5 p.m., even at that, someone is still not guaranteed that he or she will get the service he or she needs. This is unscheduled care no matter which way one looks at it and having a nine-to-five service is no use to someone at midnight. It is very regrettable not just for the patient but also for the staff, who can do nothing for the patient, and is something that must be worked on.