Ceisteanna ar Pholasaí nó ar Reachtaíocht - Questions on Policy or Legislation
Dail Éireann — 2025-05-28
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Micheál Martin (FF), Cork South-Central

I appreciate the Deputy's persistent focus on this issue and his advocacy for emergency care in the mid-west. I do not have the details yet in terms of the timeline of the HIQA report, but I will talk to the Minister and alert her to the fact that the Deputy has raised this issue. I will say in passing that it is extremely important that we continue to develop the first-responder capacity all over the country, particularly in the rural areas the Deputy identified, because it is the first responder who has the critical interaction that can save a life, be it in a cardiac arrest situation, an accident or whatever. Notwithstanding that, a report has been commissioned and I will try to get a timeline for the Deputy.

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Sitting date: 2025-05-28