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Roisin Cullen

Parents get demand for hospital fee despite sick 2-year-old not being seen by doctor in Crumlin A&E

The parents of a Dublin lad were shocked to receiving a letter from a debt collection agency for a €100 hospital fee despite their child not being seen by a doctor after five hours of waiting in A&E.

The Tallaght family rushed to A&E when their two-year-old son, Jacob Daly became extremely ill and was struggling to breathe.

After hours of waiting, Karl and Samantha Daly made the difficult decision to leave the waiting area as their toddler was become extremely agitated.

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