Mr. Ted Kenny:

There are two pilot projects at present - one in Cork city and one that has started in Tralee - where those systems are up and running. It has alleviated pressure, as patients are treated at home and do not need to use an ambulance. It frees up spaces in the emergency department. We want to see the roll-out of that across the country, to be honest, because ambulances being dispatched to calls that do not necessarily need an ambulance is a core fundamental issue for our membership. The sooner we take them off the table and treat them either at home or by GPs, the sooner that will free up the ambulance for the emergency and urgent work that is needed.