Marie Moloney (Labour)

No. We had a meeting several months ago with representatives of the ambulance service and the HSE and received the same reply, word for word. We asked them to go away and review the situation and come back to us with proposals on how they would provide a service on the peninsulas. We do not believe this service will work in those areas, although I am not saying it will not work in the rest of the country. As I said, it has its merits. However, in these areas it will not work owing to the layout of the land. The ambulance service and the HSE were to come back to us on the issue, but we have heard nothing since. I am a little disappointed that they do not intend to review it or make any changes to the service. As such, I will continue to pursue the matter with the Minister. I will not give up at this stage.