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Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1256. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any proposals, recommendations, or requests to escalate ambulance dispatch or allocation risks onto the NAS Risk Register were considered, rejected, deferred, or removed since 2020. [37859/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1257. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any internal reviews have examined discrepancies between ambulance demand pressures and the absence of dispatch-related risks on the NAS Risk Register. [37860/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1258. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the percentage compliance achieved by the National Ambulance Service with the EMS Dispatch Standard for Ireland in each year from 2020 to 2026 to date. [37861/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1259. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any areas of non-compliance, partial compliance, or repeated performance exceptions have been identified under the EMS Dispatch Standard since 2020. [37862/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1260. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any ambulance dispatch-time targets or performance thresholds are routinely missed at national or regional level; and if so, the most frequently affected categories. [37863/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1261. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the National Ambulance Service maintains any internal reporting on prolonged dispatch allocation times exceeding specified thresholds. [37864/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1262. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE or National Ambulance Service conducts any analysis linking ambulance dispatch timelines or delayed allocation times with patient outcomes including mortality, ICU admission, cardiac events, stroke outcomes, or adverse incidents. [37865/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1263. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any audit, review, or patient-safety investigation since 2020 identified ambulance dispatch or allocation delays as a contributory factor in adverse clinical outcomes. [37866/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1264. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national KPI framework exists measuring the impact of dispatch delays on clinical outcomes. [37867/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1265. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the reports, findings, recommendations, or corrective-action requirements arising from IAED accreditation or re-accreditation reviews since 2020 will be published. [37868/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1266. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the National Ambulance Service was required to implement any corrective measures, improvement plans, or operational changes following IAED accreditation assessments since 2020.; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37869/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1267. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any concerns, deficiencies, or recommendations were identified by PHECC through its Governance Validation Framework inspections since 2020. [37870/26]
Ken O'Flynn Written 19 May 2026 · to Health
1268. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the percentage compliance achieved by the National Emergency Operations Centre with the EMS Dispatch Standard in each year from 2020 to 2026, in tabular form. [37873/26]
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]
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]