Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Last Monday week a lady of 88 years of age fell on the roadside near her home in Bandon. She was lifted by her family back to her house knowing she had a hip and shoulder injury. We found out afterwards she had a fractured hip and broken shoulder.

They called an ambulance immediately at 2 p.m. but it did not arrive until 4 a.m and she was in hospital at 5 a.m., 15 hours later. I have heard similar stories from around the country. In order for the people of west Cork and throughout the country to regain confidence in their ambulance service, I ask the Taoiseach to investigate how this lady was left waiting for 15 hours for an ambulance and to make sure that ambulances appointed to specific areas are not travelling all over the country but are where they should be.

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