Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 April 2018
240. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health his plans to meet voluntary committees from Connemara that are concerned with the quality of the ambulance service in Connemara and that have requested a meeting with him, the director of the National Ambulance Service and the HSE; when the meeting will take place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17181/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Deputy may wish to note that I met with representatives of this Group last year to hear their concerns regarding ambulance response times in the Connemara area. Following that meeting, the National Ambulance Service (NAS) met with the Group on 26 September 2017 and since then has met with local elected representatives; the most recent meeting took place on 8 February last.
I wish to assure the Deputy that the NAS is committed to the provision of a safe patient focused pre-hospital emergency care services and will continue to engage with representative groups to improve services in the West.
