Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 5 December 2018
Select Committee on Health
Estimates for Public Services 2018
Vote 38 - Health (Supplementary)
9:00 am
Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Yes, but we do not know the extent of them. A major outbreak of influenza coupled with a storm could have catastrophic implications in terms of people being able to access services, so there is need for forward planning each year. Weather patterns are changing every year and thus the plan has to change.