Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)

I have not concluded on this matter. The Ceann Comhairle must allow me one last question.

This situation has gone from bad to worse since the Stardust disaster. It seems that lessons have not been learned. The Taoiseach talks about everything being fine; it is not fine. The Dublin fire brigade service had 11 ambulances then and has 11 ambulances now. Basically, there is one person per ambulance, meaning that, if there were to be any disaster with more than 11 people involved, the rest would be left on the side of the road to get taxis or anything else they could manage to reach a hospital.

The situation is dire. The current Government — Fianna Fáil was in Government then — should certainly learn the lessons. I ask that the Taoiseach address the issue. He should meet the relations and double the number of ambulances and fire prevention officers. Anything else is irresponsible.

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