Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 November 2021
993. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the funding provided to each local first responder group in counties Laois, Offaly and Kildare in each of the years 2018 to 2020 and to date in 2021, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52797/21]
View answerCommunity First Responders (CFRs) are members of the community, professionally trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and defibrillation, who attend actual or potentially life-threatening emergencies and are dispatched by the National Ambulance Service.
In regard to the specific information requested by the Deputy pertaining to counties Laois, Offaly and Kildare I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
