Mr. Martin Dunne:

The west was prioritised this year to ensure we would be able to staff appropriate stations. We also looked at the on-call system still in place in some parts of the west. We have prioritised the on-call service and ambulance stations in Tuam and Mulranny. We also intend to redeploy staff from existing cohorts in the stations that surround Loughglynn to allow us to provide appropriate 24-hour cover in the area.