Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)

The Taoiseach's answer lacks any substance. It is imperative that he listens to the cry of the people because a great need exists. This is the reality of their experience. Will the Taoiseach insist that the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children initiate whatever formalised and structured arrangements are necessary to improve the accident and emergency cover in the Border counties? Will he help ensure greater integration of accident and emergency provision in the Border counties, of which the Monaghan case is one that is integral and cannot be divorced from the overall need and requirement along the Border from the Cooley Peninsula to the Inishowen Peninsula? The Taoiseach's colleagues in Government are very aware that such an integrated approach is essential to save lives.

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