James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)

It is very straightforward. As I do not wish to show any disrespect to an individual, I will not discuss the individual case mentioned. The supposition on the Deputy's part that somebody might have survived had they gone to the hospital in Ennis which did not have the backup support that was available in Limerick is erroneous and not factual by any means. All the evidence shows that survival is predicated on getting to the right type of hospital, even if it takes longer than one hour, which has the ability to assess the problem, thrombolyse the patient and insert a stent, if necessary.

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