Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Thank you, a Leas-Chathaoirligh. I know well what Opposition Members are obliged to do, because I was in that position for long enough. However, I would urge Senator Daly to give the service a chance. It is not helpful simply to assume we will have the worst possible outcome. This, after all, is a service which the experts in the area assure us is an improvement on what went before. I have seen paramedics in operation and they are incredible people, able to perform tasks at the side of the road that are normally done in a very high-tech hospital environment. Frightening people into believing the new service will be worse than the old, before it is even tested, is somewhat irresponsible.