Debate contribution: Ambulance Service: Response Times

Debate contribution by Mr Colin McGrath on 9 February 2026.

MLA: Mr Colin McGrath
Party at the time: Social Democratic and Labour Party
Date: 9 February 2026
Type: Debate contribution
Business: Oral Answers to Questions
Heading: Ambulance Service: Response Times
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 5369388

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Indeed, Minister. It is 50% in urban areas and 29% in rural areas, and, frighteningly, it is just 14% in my South Down constituency. That is an inequality, and it is an injustice that needs to be made right. Minister, are you up to that task, or are you asleep at the wheel? If you are, what will it take to wake you up?

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This follow-up belongs to: Topical question AQT 2011/22-27.

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