Sandra McLellan (Cork East, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the witnesses and thank them for their presentation. I also welcome those who are in the Gallery. I thank Mr. Dixon for outlining the concerns of the members of the National Ambulance Service Representative Association.

While a number of the issues have been addressed, we heard a long list of areas that need to be urgently addressed. These include the ageing fleet in the National Ambulance Service, the emphasis on solo responder cars, the impact of roster changes and cutbacks on response times and the management of personnel in respect of staff illness and psychological or physical injury. Are these matters being addressed? Is the National Ambulance Service Representative Association in negotiations on having them addressed and, if so, has any progress been made?