Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In the vast majority of cases the response of the national ambulance service is up to the standard that is expected. In this particular case a child fell from a window and died. As I have said, nothing will bring that child back. However, it is important that we ascertain the facts as to what happened after the 999 call was made at 2 p.m. It is important that we get the facts of the sequence of events that meant an ambulance was not dispatched when, I understand, an ambulance was available to deal with this particular incident.

When I said that services were enhanced in east Cork, I mean the ambulances are no longer tied to any particular ambulance centre and are enabled to travel to wherever the need is-----

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