Ambulance waiting times in Cork to rise amid ‘detrimental’ cuts, claims union representative

Siptu sector organiser John McCamley said the union is urgently seeking engagement with NAS management. Pic; Larry Cummins
Joe Lynch, Sinn Féin councillor for Cork City South West, said it was important to note that ambulances respond to calls far beyond their base and can be called anywhere, so the loss of an ambulance in Macroom on a given day is the loss of ambulance right across Cork city and county.
“I am calling on for this plan to be shelved, and for there to be proper engagement with workers and their representatives to ensure no community in Cork suffers a loss of service,” he said.
Becky Kealy, Aontú’s Cork North West representative, said she was very concerned for staff and patients in the region.