Shane Ross (Dublin Rathdown, Independent) | Oireachtas source

More people die on the roads in rural Ireland than in urban Ireland. It is many more and that is a fact. That is not why we are doing this but one consequence is that it will save more rural lives.

I do not know where the Deputy got the figure of 22 weeks, maybe he is correct, but the figures I have for Kerry are different. The Deputy says it is 22 weeks. The figure I have for Tralee and Killarney is a 14 week wait. That is not acceptable but it is not as high.

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