Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

-----that up to 47 vehicles were way beyond the seven years and 500,000 km criteria for emergency ambulances in the State.

They had long passed those criteria and still had not been replaced and will not be until next year. We welcome that fact, but it is too late and shows a lack of proactivity. The report, which backs up the "Prime Time" programme, says that EMPs are not being adequately trained, there is a lack of strategic planning, and quality assurance of clinical care is limited.

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