Only one ambulance based in Killarney, says TD

Killarney had to rely on ambulances from outside the catchment area in two out of five emergencies as there is only one based locally, according to information released to Fianna Fáil TD John Brassil.

It is not known where the outside ambulances came from as this information is not available, the National Ambulance Service told the Kerry TD.

Most weekends throughout the year, Killarney’s population of more than 14,000 swells by several thousand and through the summer the town and its hinterland trebles in numbers.