Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 April 2014
407. Deputy Terence Flanagan asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of ambulances stationed at a fire station (details supplied) in Dublin 5; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17537/14]
View answerMy Department has no role in the provision of ambulance services in the State. Operational responsibility for the management and delivery of health and personal social services, including the National Ambulance Service, is a matter for the Health Service Executive which is under the aegis of my colleague, the Minister for Health.
Dublin Fire Brigade provides an ambulance service in the Dublin area on behalf of the Health Service Executive. I have no function in relation to the allocation of ambulances, which is a matter decided by Dublin City Council and the Health Service Executive.
