Marie Sherlock (Dublin Central, Labour)

I thank the officials from the National Ambulance Service for attending today. I want to pay tribute to paramedics and national ambulance crews across the country who do incredible work day in, day out and have to witness some pretty appalling situations. It is important to pay tribute to them.

Mr. Healy has been asked a number of times about the two rejected ballots. Some of the words used to me suggest that there is a fairly poisoned environment between senior and middle management and staff. I am not quite clear, from what I have heard, on the plan to try to rescue this in terms of where we go from here. Can the witnesses set out what the next steps are to resolve what is effectively a crisis within the National Ambulance Service at this point in time?