Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is very important that the reasons are outlined. The Minister is familiar with the community first responders in Wicklow who work day and night to ensure immediate medical access. They believe they will be putting their necks on the line if the ambulance has to travel on to St. James's Hospital or the Mater instead of to St. Vincent's Hospital. Patient safety may be a funding issue. I ask the Minister to allude to this matter in his concluding remarks. I will not be in the Chamber but I will watch him on the monitor.

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