A&E crisis is putting lives at risk, say ambulance drivers
They say emergency services are stretched to breaking point, with just 16 emergency ambulances available to cover the million-plus population of the greater Dublin region during the critical hours of midnight to 8am.
Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB), which operates 11 ambulances and is contracted to provide emergency ambulance services to the capital, has not seen an increase in ambulances in 18 years despite a fourfold increase in call-outs, SIPTU representative Tony McDonnell said.
