Agreement reached on Loughglynn ambulance base – Hopkins

The Minister for Health Leo Varadkar TD last week informed Cllr. Maura Hopkins  that an agreement had been reached through the Workplace Relations Commission in relation to Loughglynn Ambulance Base.    Cllr. Hopkins has said that she welcomes the communication from the Minister that the base is due to commence operations from February 1st.  

“I have been communicating serious concerns in relation to ambulance response times in this area to Minister Varadkar since elected a councillor and i know Cllr Michael Creighton and Deputy Frank Feighan have being working very hard on this issue also”stated Hopkins.

“West Roscommon has been identified as a blackspot for ambulance coverage for the past number of years and I am relieved to see progress is being made to make Loughglynn Ambulance Base operational”.

The Loughglynn Ambulance Base which was the former Garda Barracks has been fully refurbished for this purpose at a cost of €70,000.

“I am delighted to see that the base will finally be used in the way which it was intended to and that the people of the West of the county will have improved ambulance services.”