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| It has emerged that 90% of the £194,000 donated to the Ireland Air Ambulance charity in its first year went on staff wages and overheads. | It has emerged that 90% of the £194,000 donated to the Ireland Air Ambulance charity in its first year went on staff wages and overheads. |
| So far the Ireland Air Ambulance charity, launched in 2007, has raised £700,000 from public donations. | So far the Ireland Air Ambulance charity, launched in 2007, has raised £700,000 from public donations. |
| More than £500,000 of the money raised so far has gone on wages and administration. | More than £500,000 of the money raised so far has gone on wages and administration. |
| Health Minister Michael McGimpsey has said there was no real need for an air ambulance for the region. | Health Minister Michael McGimpsey has said there was no real need for an air ambulance for the region. |
| "Frankly I am bemused that this is progressing the way it is progressing," he said. "We are collecting money for an ambulance helicopter that, as far as I am aware there has been no order placed for, there has been no understanding created for and actually, when I look hard at it, there is no real need for it." | |
| The charity said that it plans to bring a helicopter to Northern Ireland irrespective of whether or not it has agreements in place with the Department of Health or the Ambulance Service over deployment. | The charity said that it plans to bring a helicopter to Northern Ireland irrespective of whether or not it has agreements in place with the Department of Health or the Ambulance Service over deployment. |