The persistent problems in our Emergency Departments (ED) must be tackled once and for all. The 2012 HIQA report on Tallaght Hospital recommended that the total patient time spent in the emergency department should be less than six hours. This time should be measured from the time the patient arrives in the ED to the time of departure from the ED.
in favour of environmental protection, e.g. fighting climate change or 'green' policies or preservation of natural resources or animal rights