David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I would like Mr. Morton to answer the question about the alternative model for Dublin. Everything I have heard today from both key witnesses is that there are capacity issues, more ambulances, ambulance paramedics and capacity are needed and response times are going in the wrong direction, which we can see from the figures. I do not see the urgency in the response. I do not have time to go into the workforce plan, but Mr. Morton mentioned a ten-year plan. The workforce plan I have is from 2022 to 2026. That states 3,018 whole-time equivalent positions are needed. I do not see any chance of those figures being met. I would like Mr. Morton to answer the question because there is a lot of concern about the Dublin service. The figures will be different in big urban areas, but only 19% of delta calls responded to within the HIQA timeframe is a shocking figure. It is out of sync with other areas. Mr. Morton said there are particular problems with capacity but there are also clear issues with the governance model and work is being done. Are the "thorny issues" because there are different views within the NAS and the DFB on what the best model is?