Colm Keaveney (Galway East, Labour)

Work will commence on the base next week resulting in the employment of 20 medical emergency technicians in the reconfiguration of ambulance services in Galway, Mayo and Roscommon. This capital spend will go to a local contractor who will employ locally. These are positive developments in which the Government is getting people back to work. Such capital spends as the one in Tuam send out the right signal that communities can expect significant improvements in health services, etc. It also highlights the extent to which the Government, unlike its predecessor which Deputy Finian McGrath supported, is committed to serving rural communities.

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