Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 December 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Ambulance Services: Discussion

Mr. Robert Morton:

When we talk about the 90 additional ambulances, that includes the net deficit at the moment. In 2022, for example, when we hope to start 200 additional student paramedics, that will include a backfill of vacancies. We will also hold promotional competitions, which will create some additional vacancies that will need to be backfilled. The figure also includes new developments, of which a range are planned in 2022, including both additional ambulances and additional community interventions, such as frailty teams or the expansion of our clinical hub. It is about standing still and getting to a good place with the 90 additional ambulances. The independent capacity review, which Mr. Woods referred to and which is due in the first quarter of next year, is likely to give us an indication of what sort of workforce we will require up to 2027. We expect that-----

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