Robbie Gallagher (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State for his response.I welcome the fact that new positions are being created which is vitally important. It is also vitally important that citizens in communities the length and breadth of the country have confidence in our health service, particularly our ambulance service, so that in the event of an accident happening, or somebody being taken unwell, that, based on experience, they have the confidence to know it will come out and be there in sufficient time to address their clinical needs. That is completely vital and important.

I sincerely hope the measures the Minister of State talked about will go some way to alleviating that problem so that I will not back here in 12 months' time with the same problem. I thank the Minister of State for his response and I sincerely look forward to a positive development in the servicing of the National Ambulance Service.