Pearse Doherty
Question:1226. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will meet officials from the Department of Health to examine the possibility of ensuring that, irrespective of the person's location or the mission call out number, in every instance whereby it is believed that transporting a person to hospital can be achieved faster via air than via road using an ambulance, then the closest helicopter to the person shall be deployed to respond to such emergency medical calls (details supplied); his views on the benefits which such a protocol may yield both in terms of improving patient outcomes and its potential to save lives; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13659/17]
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