Martin Conway (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The entire heath system has a capacity issue; there is no doubt about that.

With regard to attacks and to follow on from the points raised by Deputy Gino Kenny, how many ambulance staff are on sick leave as a result of physical attacks? Has the NAS done exit interviews to identify the number of people who have left the ambulance service due to their experience of being attacked physically or verbally? It is more about physical attacks, although a verbal attack can be just as bad, to be frank. How many people in the NAS are currently on sick leave as a result of being attacked?