Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein)
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I appreciate that. I am just asking that every effort be made.

I will revert to the ambulances. Last year, I think, at a meeting of the committee, I raised with Paul Reid the issue of dynamic deployment and the fact that a number of ambulances were quickly deployed from, for example, County Laois or County Offaly to Wexford or Waterford. When they are three quarters of the way there they are told that an ambulance has arrived on the scene and told to turn back. Not only is time lost, but that also leaves parts of the midlands without a service. I have heard reports of this from different parts of the country. On the second occasion I raised this with Mr. Reid and pressed him on it, he said that the HSE was looking at the geographical situation, that there may be a case for geographical limits and that there were working groups looking into this along with the unions, which I know about. This may be a question for Mr. Morton. What is the current situation? Has the HSE come down on a figure for that?