Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It is relevant because the programme states that the Government will increase the level of services in rural areas, particularly blue light services. We have a crisis across rural Ireland because dynamic deployment, a management process that has been put in place, means that ambulances are travelling up and down the country rather than being stationed in their own areas. It is not new management that is needed to solve this crisis but more ambulances and staff. The programme for Government commits to doing something about this issue. When will the Government buy more ambulances and employ more staff to ensure that an adequate service is provided?

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