James O'Connor (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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That is okay. I will finish with some questions about the National Ambulance Service. It is coming up repeatedly. I am a rural Deputy for a rural constituency, like many other committee members. The wait times for ambulances are increasingly worrying. We are getting reports into our office of people having to wait in excess of an hour and in some cases much longer. It is deeply concerning considering the budget of the HSE and the health service is approximately €20 billion. I do not feel we are getting good value for taxpayers' money in that regard. Is work being undertaken to improve that particular matter?