Seanad debates
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
Order of Business
He gave me a printout from the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland on the acute coronary syndrome programme. Every county is shaded in except Donegal, which means that patients who need the service require more time to travel the extra distance to the centres in Galway, Dublin or Cork that deal with acute coronary problems. The map provided by the Health Service Executive through the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland covers every county except Donegal. Dr. David, the cardiologist in Letterkenny, queried that at the conference but the response of the Health Service Executive was that Derry would look after Donegal, which is totally impractical. I seek the advice of the Leader or the Cathaoirleach on whether I should raise the matter on the Adjournment or call on the Minister to come to the House to explain why Donegal is not included. I will e-mail the map to all Members for their consideration. It is a problem throughout the country.
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