Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Thursday, 6 October 2022

Public Accounts Committee

2021 Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 38 - Health
Health Service Executive - Financial Statements 2021 (Resumed)

9:30 am

Mr. Stephen Mulvany:

In the context of the ten year plan or the five to seven year plan, it may take us eight to ten years to get to the required level. The aim is to double the ambulance service staff overall. A lot of work is going on in that regard, some of which I listed, in terms of being able to increase the placement of staff in training. Mr. Morton will provide specific details on progress to date.