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Bus service to Tullamore Hospital
Deputy Paul McGrath welcomed the recent initiative to provide a bus service from Longford to Mullingar and Tullamore.
"I welcome this Rural Transport Initiative which is supported by Bus Éireann, Longford Community Resources Ltd and the Midland Health Board," says Deputy Paul McGrath.
"For many years there has been a major deficit in public transport to enable people in Westmeath and Longford to attend clinics/outpatient facilities in Tullamore General Hospital and this service will help to fill this gap," says Deputy McGrath.
"The service will also enable people to visit relations and friends who may be hospitalized."
"While the service is quite limited at the moment, I hope that it will be well supported and that the service can become more frequent," says McGrath.
"A daily service will depart from Longford at 9.30am serving all areas along the N4 and getting to Mullingar Hospital at 10am. The bus will then depart Mullingar General Hospital for Tullamore, calling at the Fairgreen at 10.10am and traveling via Ballinea, Dysart, Castletown Geoghegan and Kilbeggan to Tullamore General Hospital arriving at 10.50am. The bus departs Tullamore at 1.40pm and makes the return journey to Mullingar and Longford.
"I have asked the Midland Health Board to bring this bus service to the attention of staff in both Mullingar and Tullamore hospitals to ensure that appointments are scheduled to fit in with bus schedules," says Deputy McGrath.
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