Mr. Bernard Gloster:

He runs the entire National Ambulance Service, which is an enormous burden. Every ambulance driver, every paramedic and every advanced paramedic gets the allowances attached to their role. I get the point that they do not believe that remunerates them fairly. That is why we have public sector pay agreements and SIPTU and others represent them. I never ever pass the opportunity - I have been out on the road with them - to say that they are a wonderful workforce on which we rely heavily. I hope future pay agreements will recognise that.