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Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1269. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of incidents in which ambulance mobilisation exceeded internally monitored escalation thresholds in each year since 2020. [37874/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1270. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the National Emergency Operations Centre Quality Improvement Unit records instances of non-compliance with dispatch standards; and if so, the number recorded annually since 2020. [37875/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1271. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of corrective actions, remediation plans or staff interventions initiated following dispatch compliance reviews since 2020. [37876/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1272. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any correlation analysis has been conducted between ambulance dispatch timelines and adverse patient outcomes including cardiac arrest, stroke, trauma, or mortality cases. [37877/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1273. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any external audit reports, IAED assessments, Governance Validation Framework reviews, or accreditation findings relating to ambulance dispatch performance since 2020 identified deficiencies, recommendations, or areas requiring improvement. [37878/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1274. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE records the longest ambulance allocation or dispatch delay recorded nationally in each year since 2020. [37879/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1275. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any internal concern, incident report, or risk assessment has been raised regarding ambulance dispatch delays despite no current risk escalation appearing on the NAS risk register. [37880/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1276. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether dispatch compliance data is reviewed by the HSE Board, National Director, or Department of Health on a recurring basis; and if so, the frequency and format of such reporting. [37881/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1277. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE considers the 2016 NAS Baseline and Capacity Review findings regarding the attainability of HIQA response standards to remain valid in 2026. [37882/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1278. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to improve access to LGBTQ+-affirming mental health supports nationwide, particularly in relation to specific counselling supports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37884/26]
Marie Sherlock Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1279. Deputy Marie Sherlock asked the Minister for Health the amount of funding currently allocated by her Department and the HSE towards LGBTQ+-specific mental health provision, counselling, psychological supports and early intervention services; the number of staff employed or funded specifically to support the mental health and psychological well-being of LGBTQ+ people, broken down by HSE health region; whether an…
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1280. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any ambulance allocation delays exceeding 30 minutes, 60 minutes, 90 minutes or longer are centrally recorded, categorised, monitored or escalated within the National Ambulance Service. [37886/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1281. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the National Ambulance Service maintains any internal dashboard, alert framework or escalation mechanism relating to prolonged ambulance allocation times. [37887/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1282. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health how the National Ambulance Service determines that no dispatch-related risks require escalation to the NAS Risk Register despite acknowledged national ambulance demand pressures. [37888/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1283. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any mortality, morbidity or patient-outcome analysis has been conducted examining the impact of delayed ambulance allocation or dispatch since 2020.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37889/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1284. 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 achievability of national ambulance response standards [37890/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1285. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE considers the absence of dispatch-related risks on the NAS Risk Register to indicate that no significant operational risk currently exists within ambulance dispatch systems nationally. [37891/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1286. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any regional variance data exists comparing ambulance allocation times between urban and rural regions. [37892/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1287. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the National Ambulance Service maintains any internally recorded median or average ambulance allocation times from 999 call receipt to dispatch decision; and whether those figures are publicly reported. [37894/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1288. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE or National Ambulance Service maintains any dataset linking ambulance dispatch or allocation delays with patient outcomes, including mortality, clinical deterioration, cardiac arrest survival, or adverse incident reporting. [37895/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
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]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
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]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
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]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
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]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
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]