Brian Cowen (Laois-Offaly, Fianna Fail)

The idea that there are no other parts of the health service available on a 24-hour basis is not correct. The mental health services, the acute hospital services, the GP services, all of these services are also available to assist in these matters if problems arise, in addition to what is now being proposed by the Minister of State, Deputy Barry Andrews, as a solution to the question of providing out-of-hours emergency care for children at extreme risk.

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