Jerry Cowley (Mayo, Independent)

I appreciate that the Minister was on the island and that he is sincere but people have been waiting for so long that they do not believe what they are told.

Dedicated helicopter emergency medical services would make people feel much more secure on the islands. The Minister knows of the tragedies that have occurred on the islands. There is currently a delay in getting the definitive medical treatment the helicopter emergency services would bring to the islands. Would the Minister support this? It does not fall within the remit of his Department but he might ask his colleagues to support helicopter emergency medical services. They would be a great boon to older people on the islands and a reason for people to stay there.

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