Ambulance and emergency-service calls
The ambulance service is criticised, while the Leader condemns prank calls to emergency services and urges stronger action on mobile-phone traceability.
They should not have introduced the ambulance service before the postal codes.
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Senator Conway raised an important point about the rise in prank calls to the Irish Coast Guard and other emergency services. That is a despicable practice-----
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-----and it should be discouraged. Regarding the traceability of mobile telephones, any effort should be considered to prevent the rise in prank calls by the sick people who do that because they could cost people their lives. In terms of the emergency services being out on prank calls when people's lives are at risk, these people should think twice about what they are doing.
I think I have addressed Senator White's point on her Parental Leave Bill.
I note Senator Kelly's points regarding the other House on which I will not comment; the Cathaoirleach would not allow me do that.
Senator van Turnhout raised the Sixth Report of the Special Rapporteur on Child Protection.