{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/6a0197a96304701dd810527e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"HSE Warns of Ambulance Delays Due to Industrial Action - 11/05/2026","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/67c5d757b48a8f157c1f9076/1778487490210-ed4fb032-3b86-4b8d-8ebf-4af7744294ac.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Ambulance workers who are members of trade unions Unite and Siptu are to begin work-to-rule action today in a row over pay.</p><p><br></p><p>National Ambulance Service (NAS) paramedics will also undertake a 24-hour stoppage tomorrow, with its unions saying further industrial action is planned if a dispute with the HSE is not resolved.</p><p><br></p><p>Last month, members voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action over what the unions described as management’s failure to implement recommendations contained in the 2020 “Roles and Responsibilities Review”.</p><p><br></p><p>According to the unions, ambulance personnel have taken on increased qualifications, clinical responsibilities and operational duties in recent years.</p><p><br></p><p>We were joined on The Agenda this morning by SIPTU Ambulance Sector Organiser, John McCamley, who spoke to us some more about this.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"lmfm "}