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the response time to emergency call outs in Clare took more than one hour in 35 cases dur- ing the first four months of that year. The HSE then claimed that the loca- tion of the call in relation to the near- est available ambulance at the time of the call or the difficulty in finding a location due to incorrect directions or a wrong address could be behind WeoRelo EAE The availability of ambulances came to the fore again in the past
year when three west Clare babies were born on the side of the road or traumatic emergency circumstances at home.
The unavailability of an ambulance in Kilrush on the busy August Bank Holiday weekend again raised ques- tions about the recourses of the serv- ice.
That weekend – one of the busiest for the west of the county – the am- bulance service in Kilrush was with- drawn and was covered by Ennis 44 kilometres away.
During the weekend a _ young woman was killed in a car accident in Kilkee, as well as the usual call outs during the busy peak tourism ereu (elem
A HSE spokesperson yesterday evening confirmed to