Finian McGrath (Dublin North Central, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Are the Taoiseach, the Government and the Minister for Health aware of the huge crisis over the past few days in our health service? Yesterday there were 500 people on trolleys in the accident and emergency departments. The ambulance service is in chaos and cannot answer calls because it does not have enough facilities.

Last week when one of my constituents sought an ambulance to take her very ill grandson to hospital she was told there were none available and she had to take him there herself. This is the reality.

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