David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Absolutely, and I echo that. I have two brief questions before finishing. I will refer back to Mr. Kenny. There are the capacity reviews and there is a staff complement of just over 2,200 in the National Ambulance Service. Comparisons were made to Scotland, which some would argue is the best comparison that can be made to our service. That comparison would lead to a very substantial increase in staff numbers as Scotland has approximately 5,000. Is the review looking at the Scottish model or has it looked at it and what additional capacity is needed?

Second, I have received a great deal of correspondence, confidentially, from some ambulance paramedics. They have not made protected disclosures so I have to be careful how I present this. They are ambulance paramedics who are suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. What industrial relations processes are in place to assist and support paramedics who have gone through that? Are they appropriate and are they working?