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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: We have been here since 3.30 p.m. so I want to give people a chance.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: So that is 63 in total.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: In general when a person has an incident and requires an investigation to take place, does the HSE engage with and meet the family before the publication of the report?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Would the HSE do so as a matter of course? It is a sensitive issue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: When my father had an accident, the first responder, hospital and ambulance crew were absolutely fantastic and on behalf of everybody I thank the witnesses for being here today, and their staff. Whatever about the issues we may fight about, the staff are dedicated and committed and they should be acknowledged for that. At the follow-up meeting on Thursday we will probably come back to this...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: What does that mean in practice for the communities affected in a black spot? Robust systems are great, but what is delivered on the ground in tangible terms?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: How does the service determine the number of vehicles or personnel required to be on duty to provide a safe level of cover?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: That is not in order.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Are the figures increasing internationally or are they peculiar to Ireland?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: Can I just read to Mr. Dunne something I received? It states that the computer system that supposedly selects the nearest resource determines this by line of sight across a map. Apparently, in a recent call, the computer calculated that an ambulance at St. Mary's Orthopaedic Hospital, based at Barrack Street, was nearer to a particular incident than an equally qualified ambulance crew at...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I have an e-mail from someone stating that in a recent call-out to an accident in Cork, two ambulances were dispatched but one was sent in the wrong direction. How reliable is the system used?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: That is true.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: We have some non-committee members in attendance. They are Deputies Denis Naughten, Gerald Nash and Charlie McConalogue.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I now have four members of the committee and two non-committee members offering, so I will take them all together. I will start with Deputies Fitzpatrick and Dowds, and Senators Colm Burke and Crown in that order.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank Ms McGuinness. I thank Deputy Calleary for allowing Deputy Ó Caoláin to go first as he is to speak in the Dáil.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: I thank everyone for their patience. I remind people that mobile phones should be switched off or put in aeroplane mode. This the third and final session in today's meeting on ambulance response times. I welcome, from the HSE, Ms Laverne McGuinness, chief operations officer and deputy director general, Mr. Martin Dunne, director of the National Ambulance Service, and Dr. Cathal O'Donnell,...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: We will suspend until the beginning of our third session. On behalf of the committee I thank all of our witnesses for participating. I thank the representatives for their professionalism and commitment. On a personal level, I had an incident in the family before Christmas and the response was phenomenal.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: We will resume in public session. Mr. Bell is in possession and has 12 minutes remaining.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: As a vote has been called in the Dáil, I propose the suspension of the sitting. We will resume at the conclusion of the vote. I apologise to our guests for the interruption of business.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Ambulance Response Times: Discussion (25 Feb 2014)
Jerry Buttimer: There are up 15 to 20 minutes available for replies on this matter. If Mr. Bell wishes to involve some of his colleagues in the discussion, he should, please, do so.