Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I acknowledge the work of the service. The staff are more highly trained, maybe, than years gone by. Like a lot of other things, time moves on. The feedback from the public generally is very good, and the workers in the service are very dedicated. Talking to them, the one thing that always comes across, although they might complain about this, that or the other, is their dedication to doing the best for the patients.

I will ask about a more local issue regarding County Laois. County Offaly has three ambulance stations. I have no argument in that regard. There is one beside Ofalia House, one in Birr and one in Tullamore. We have one in the middle of Laois, which is a good location because it is a rounder county; it is not as strung out as Offaly. There has been a significant population increase in the northern part of the county, however. Are there plans to locate an ambulance base there?