Sorca Clarke (Longford-Westmeath, Sinn Fein)

There is one other issue which pertains not only to that area but it is an issue across the midlands is patient transport. If an individual has an appointment to be in the Mater at 7 a.m. on a Monday for cataract surgery, there is literally no way for them to get there. Public transport does not exist. The patient transport route is not operational at that hour. It is pointless to offer people hope, first, and then an appointment, second, that they are never going to be able to take up.