Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

1 o’clock

I thank Deputies Scanlon and Martin Kenny for raising this important matter. We have increased the budget for the national ambulance service by a further €10.9 million this year. Of that, almost €3 million is for new development. That will provide for more ambulances and paramedics on the ground. In fact, we have also increased the number of paramedics in training by an additional 112. In the west, which the Deputies referenced, the Government has delivered new ambulance bases in Tuam and Mulranny and 55 extra paramedics. I take the points that both Deputies raised and will revert to them directly.

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