Mr. Peter Ray:

Regarding our collaboration with Dublin Fire Brigade, we face the same staffing challenges in the Dublin area. To address the Chair's question about skill sets, they exist within the National Ambulance Service and Dublin Fire Brigade in respect of advanced paramedics, etc. There is an eagerness to deliver the services that the people in the capital and around the country deserve.

The National Ambulance Service needs more staff than are graduating from the National Ambulance Training College. The Dublin Fire Brigade is in the same situation with its Fire Brigade Training Centre at the O'Brien Institute. We would also like to endeavour to increase our capital and estate footprint across the city. Every organisation realises that having more resources also gives rise to a requirement for a matching increase in related facilities. For example, the more vehicles available, the greater will be the need for locations to put them into, etc. Therefore, we share the same sentiments, and we work well together. Equally, we deliver, and endeavour to deliver, a premium service to the people of the capital city.