Ambulance capacity to double as part of 'dedicated system' to vaccinate people who are housebound Stephen Donnelly said that the National Ambulance Service capacity would be doubled as part of this. By Gráinne Ní Aodha Friday 23 Apr 2021, 9:16 PM 14 hours ago 8,482 Views 10 Comments Image: Shutterstock/Miriam Doerr Martin Frommherz Image: Shutterstock/Miriam Doerr Martin Frommherz THE MINISTER FOR Health Stephen Donnelly has announced that a “dedicated system” to vaccinated people who are housebound, after criticisms were made of the delays to administer a vaccine to those who are unable to leave their homes. Criticisms raised with the minister in the Dáil yesterday, and further criticism was made today from former communications minister and independent TD Denis Naughten, who said that it showed that “clearly this system is failing, and older people stuck at home for the last 12 months are being denied access to visitors because of this debacle”.