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New ambulance base at Merlin Park remains idle over industrial dispute

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New ambulance base at Merlin Park remains idle over industrial dispute

Galway Bay fm newsroom - A long-awaited new €5m ambulance base at Merlin Park remains idle due to an ongoing industrial dispute.

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At present, staff are operating out of a unit at UHG which has in the past been described as "third world" and completely unfit for purpose.

However, a meeting of the HSE Health Forum West this week heard that SIPTU has advised that staff are seeking some form of compensation to move to the new purpose built facility.

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But the HSE says it is not in a position to meet this request and as a result, the move has become the subject of an industrial dispute.

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Councillor John Connolly says this situation should never have been allowed to develop - and must be resolved quickly.

New ambulance base at Merlin Park remains idle over industrial dispute

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