From the 6th of September 2012 there has been no ambulance serving the
North Kildare area from the Maynooth base from 7am to 7pm every
Thursday. This is part of the first wave of new cuts being implemented
by the HSE and Dr James Reilly, Minister for Health. These cuts will
mean that response times for ambulances will increase, a decision that
will put lives at risk. A group of local residents opposed to these cuts
met on the first week of September in the Glenroyal Hotel and have held protests and meetings in Maynooth, Leixlip and Kilcock.
We as a group feel the next step in the
campaign to reverse these cuts is to collect a petition of those living,
working and studying locally to call on Dr. James Reilly to reverse
these cuts. We also stipulate explicitly that these cuts must not be
shifted to some other area, the relatively small cost of having an
ambulance on standby for 12 hours is nothing in comparison to the
billions at Minister Reilly's disposal and a drop in the ocean in
comparison to the huge sums of money being used to bail out the
bondholders.
If local residents are interested in obtaining a copy of the petition to distribute amongst their friends and family or are interested in being kept up-to-date on developments in the campaign please leave an email address or phone number. This information will not be distributed publicly or used for any other purpose other than to inform you about this campaign.
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Updates
May 18, 2013
The HSE is still ignoring our outreach regarding the Maynooth ambulance base. Email the office of Dr. James Reilly today to demand a full restoration of these critical services. Tell your neighbors to post our petition link on their Facebook feeds so we keep the pressure on our local representatives.
May 18, 2013
The momentum behind this push to restore our ambulance service is undeniable. Call the office of Minister James Reilly right now to demand he reverse these cuts before another resident is put at risk. Post this link to your Facebook timeline and text three neighbors so they understand exactly what is happening to our local emergency response.
Reached 100 supporters
May 18, 2013
6 Comments
Keep the ambulance in Maynooth. Its too far to wait for one coming from elsewhere when every second counts.
My son is asthmatic and this is just terrifying. Maynooth is growing so fast, we need more services not less.
Ridiculous to think 12 hours with no cover is okay. What happens in an emergency? Seriously concerned about this.
TOTAL MADNESS. Do they even check a map before making these cuts? Lives over money every time.
Shameful stuff. We pay enough taxes for this to be a basic right.
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From the 6th of September 2012 there has been no ambulance serving the
North Kildare area from the Maynooth base from 7am to 7pm every
Thursday. This is part of the first wave of new cuts being implemented
by the HSE and Dr James Reilly, Minister for Health. These cuts will
mean that response times for ambulances will increase, a decision that
will put lives at risk. A group of local residents opposed to these cuts
met on the first week of September in the Glenroyal Hotel and have held protests and meetings in Maynooth, Leixlip and Kilcock.
We as a group feel the next step in the
campaign to reverse these cuts is to collect a petition of those living,
working and studying locally to call on Dr. James Reilly to reverse
these cuts. We also stipulate explicitly that these cuts must not be
shifted to some other area, the relatively small cost of having an
ambulance on standby for 12 hours is nothing in comparison to the
billions at Minister Reilly's disposal and a drop in the ocean in
comparison to the huge sums of money being used to bail out the
bondholders.
If local residents are interested in obtaining a copy of the petition to distribute amongst their friends and family or are interested in being kept up-to-date on developments in the campaign please leave an email address or phone number. This information will not be distributed publicly or used for any other purpose other than to inform you about this campaign.
Please like and share our page on facebook: here
Updates
May 18, 2013
The HSE is still ignoring our outreach regarding the Maynooth ambulance base. Email the office of Dr. James Reilly today to demand a full restoration of these critical services. Tell your neighbors to post our petition link on their Facebook feeds so we keep the pressure on our local representatives.
May 18, 2013
The momentum behind this push to restore our ambulance service is undeniable. Call the office of Minister James Reilly right now to demand he reverse these cuts before another resident is put at risk. Post this link to your Facebook timeline and text three neighbors so they understand exactly what is happening to our local emergency response.
Reached 100 supporters
May 18, 2013
6 Comments
This decision to cut ambulance service is a very dangerous one and puts us al possible risk.
Keep the ambulance in Maynooth. Its too far to wait for one coming from elsewhere when every second counts.
My son is asthmatic and this is just terrifying. Maynooth is growing so fast, we need more services not less.
Ridiculous to think 12 hours with no cover is okay. What happens in an emergency? Seriously concerned about this.
TOTAL MADNESS. Do they even check a map before making these cuts? Lives over money every time.
Shameful stuff. We pay enough taxes for this to be a basic right.
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This decision to cut ambulance service is a very dangerous one and puts us al possible risk.