Ms Róisín McGuire:

All our volunteers are trained to cardiac first response level. It is the basic first level to deal with cardiac arrest and heart attack. As they move up the ranks they do occupational first aid and emergency first response. I do not have the figures for the past year with me but we have ongoing training. We used to have local training during the academic year but now it carries on throughout the year. Along with the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council, PHECC, we have recertification every two years. Every two years we must recertify people so it is a constant process. We recertify our instructors who then recertify people locally.