Report finds HSE doesn't know size and roadworthiness of its ambulance fleet

There are currently 675 emergency vehicles — including emergency ambulances, critical care units, and incident support vehicles — in use across the service. File picture: Dan Linehan 

The HSE has no clear picture regarding the size and general roadworthiness of its ambulance fleet, a new audit report has found.

An internal audit investigation of the National Ambulance Service’s (NAS) procurement and records processes found that the organisation’s listings for its fleet were “incomplete” and “not reflective” of the HSE’s own figures tallying its assets.