Longford-Westmeath TD Calls For Ophthalmology Services Vacancy To Be Filled

Fine Gael's Micheál Carrigy says patients are currently travelling to Dublin for services.

A Longford-Westmeath TD is demanding that a vacancy in ophthalmology services in a Midlands Hospital be filled.

Fine Gael's Micheál Carrigy says patients are currently travelling to the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in Dublin for services.

He says more than one thousand people in his continuency have been waiting for an ophthalmology appointment with an average wait time of 12 to 15 motnhs,

Deputy Carrigy says the issue can be resolved:

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