Taoiseach asked to probe ‘misogynistic and toxic’ culture in ambulance service

The National Ambulance Service is run by the HSE  Picture: Niall Carson/PA.

The National Ambulance Service is run by the HSE  Picture: Niall Carson/PA.

The Taoiseach has been asked to investigate reports of a “misogynistic and toxic culture” in the National Ambulance Service (NAS).

In the Dáil on Wednesday, People Before Profit-Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger raised the case of a woman who has reported a paramedic for allegedly drugging and raping her on multiple occasions.

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