Brendan Howlin (Wexford, Labour) | Oireachtas source

In respect of outcomes, we need to have a system where we measure the quality of service to the citizen. At present if an ambulance responds to a life-threatening incident in under 19 minutes but the patient passes away, that is regarded as the ambulance meeting its targets. If the ambulance arrives one minute later and saves the life of that person and the person makes a full recovery that is recorded as missing the target. We need to have targets geared to ensure the impact-----

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