The Joint Committee on Health are meeting today in Dublin to look at the findings of the Herity report.
Waterford TD's Mary Butler, David Cullinane & John Halligan are among a number of politicians putting questions to Dr. Niall Herity - the Clinical Director of Cardiology at Belfast HSC Trust.
Senator Dr Keith Swanick, Fianna Fáil's Spokesperson on Health asked Mr Herity if people's lives were in danger because there wasn't a 2nd cath lab and no 24/7 care.
"Well the short answer to that is no, I don't.
What I would say is that the management of S.T Elevation programme that has been set for the whole of the Republic of Ireland sets a certain number of standards and these are the standards.
Number 1, that it should be provided on a 24/7 basis.
Number 2, the patients who are brought to the centre should be within a 90 minute travel time to be brought directly for primary p.c.i."
