Gerry Adams (Louth, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I have to say I am very disappointed with the Taoiseach's answer. It is of interest to the nation that the wheel came off his car one time, but that has nothing to do with the question I raised. The independent assessment - I have it - says very clearly that there is a weakness in the design. The independent assessor has pinpointed that in this particular model of ambulance there is a weakness in the design. My question was, what steps has the Government taken to ensure that this matter is urgently dealt with? I understand that some staff in the Sligo area are refusing to drive this particular model of ambulance. The Taoiseach may also be aware that there was a similar incident in March 2014 in County Louth. The week before, there was another such incident in the mid-west, and earlier that year a Dublin Fire Brigade ambulance lost a wheel. I do not know whether these ambulances were the same model as that which lost its wheels last month on the way from Donegal to Galway, but clearly this is a question that needs to be answered. We in Sinn Féin have continuously made the case that the Taoiseach's Government has presided over the erosion of our public services, and this incident is another example of a lack of proper investment.

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