Mr. Robert Morton:

As Deputy Kerrane is probably aware, we have made a couple of efforts through our national transport policy to try to get people to transfer into Roscommon without any success. We have a current internal recruitment process - I think it is approaching a conclusion - for people to commence an advanced paramedic programme in January. A place has been identified for Roscommon on that course. While we have tried to fill the position on a couple of occasions, we have not been able to do so. It looks as though the only way we will be able to address the deficit that exists in Roscommon is to do it by training somebody to go in there. That seems to be the only mechanism we have at the moment.