1289. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national threshold exists for what constitutes an "extreme delay" in ambulance allocation or dispatch; and if so, to provide details of the threshold and escalation procedures. [37896/26]
1290. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any review has been conducted since the 2016 NAS Baseline and Capacity Review regarding the statement that HIQA ambulance response standards were "impossible to achieve"; and whether revised national targets were subsequently adopted. [37897/26]
1291. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health who authorised the operational replacement or modification of the HIQA ambulance response standards referenced in the 2016 NAS Capacity Review. [37898/26]
1292. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any internal analysis has been conducted regarding regional disparities in ambulance allocation times between urban and rural areas since 2020. [37899/26]
1293. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether ambulance dispatch performance data is reviewed at Departmental level through the HSE Performance and Accountability Framework; and if so, which indicators are monitored. [37900/26]
1294. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any risk assessment has been conducted regarding the absence of dispatch-time risks on the National Ambulance Service, NAS, risk register, despite ongoing pressures relating to ambulance demand and emergency department handover delays. [37901/26]
1295. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the National Ambulance Service maintains any internal maximum acceptable time thresholds between receipt of a 999 call and ambulance resource allocation; and if so, to provide the thresholds applicable to each call category. [37902/26]
1296. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the National Ambulance Service records the number of incidents in which ambulance allocation exceeds internally accepted dispatch timelines; and if so, to provide annual figures from 2020 to date. [37903/26]
1297. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any internal analysis has been conducted examining correlations between ambulance dispatch delays and patient deterioration, morbidity, mortality, or adverse clinical outcomes since 2020. [37904/26]
1298. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any risk assessments have been conducted regarding the inability to achieve historic HIQA ambulance response standards; and whether these risks are currently recorded within any national HSE risk management framework. [37905/26]
1299. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any reports, briefings, or governance documents since 2020 have identified ambulance dispatch timelines as presenting a patient safety risk. [37906/26]
1300. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the National Ambulance Service maintains a dataset recording the longest ambulance dispatch allocation delays nationally and by region; and if so, to provide details. [37907/26]
1301. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any category of ambulance call is currently operating outside intended dispatch allocation standards on a recurring basis. [37908/26]
1302. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any formal escalation thresholds exist within the National Emergency Operations Centre for excessive ambulance allocation delays. [37909/26]
1303. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE has conducted any updated capacity review of the National Ambulance Service since the 2016 NAS Baseline and Capacity Review.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37910/26]
1304. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any modelling has been conducted since 2020 regarding the investment required to achieve full compliance with historic HIQA ambulance response standards. [37911/26]
162. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the Passport Service records the median processing time for first-time passport applications; and if so, to provide the median processing time in each of the past five years, disaggregated by online and paper applications. [36094/26]
163. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the Passport Service records the percentage of first-time passport applications completed within the advertised 20 working day turnaround target; and if so, to provide the annual compliance rate for each of the past five years. [36095/26]
164. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of first-time passport applications in each of the past five years which exceeded 20 working days for processing; the number exceeding 40 working days; and the longest recorded processing time in each year. [36096/26]
165. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any internal review has examined the causes of delays in first-time passport applications arising from documentation verification, witness verification, or citizenship validation processes; and if so, to provide a summary of findings and recommendations. [36097/26]
166. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the Passport Service maintains any internal escalation protocol for first-time passport applications delayed beyond standard turnaround times; and if so, to provide details. [36098/26]
167. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the Passport Service records the number of requests for urgent return of supporting documentation from applicants; and if so, to provide annual figures for the past five years. [36099/26]
168. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the number of complaints received by the Passport Service in each of the past five years relating to delays, lost documentation, communication failures, or document return issues in respect of first-time passport applications. [36100/26]
169. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether any service improvement targets have been set for reducing turnaround times for first-time passport applications in 2026 and 2027; and if so, to provide details. [36101/26]
170. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade whether the existing data-sharing arrangement between the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration and the Passport Service allows for automated verification of naturalisation certificates; and if not, whether further digital integration is planned. [36102/26]