1189. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has issued any policy direction, guidance, or oversight framework governing ambulance dispatch prioritisation and allocation decisions; and to provide details. [30207/26]
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1190. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that the current ambulance dispatch framework adequately balances response speed with geographic efficiency and regional capacity constraints; and whether any formal assessment of this balance has been conducted. [30208/26]
1191. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national or regional performance benchmarks exist for ambulance call allocation times, and if so, how compliance with such benchmarks is monitored and reported. [30209/26]
1192. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any standardised methodology is used across regions to ensure consistency in dispatch decision-making within the National Ambulance Service. [30210/26]
1193. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any central dataset is maintained capturing dispatch times from call receipt to resource allocation, and whether such data is reported to her Department. [30211/26]
1194. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any discrepancies or regional variations in ambulance dispatch times have been identified in the past three years; and how such variations have been addressed. [30212/26]
1195. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the current dispatch framework has been subject to any international benchmarking or comparison with equivalent emergency medical services systems; and to provide details. [30213/26]
1196. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the HSE or her Department maintains any oversight mechanism to assess the impact of dispatch timelines on patient outcomes; and to provide details. [30214/26]
1197. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any formal risk assessments have been conducted regarding delays in ambulance allocation or dispatch; and whether such risks are recorded within the HSE risk management system. [30215/26]
1198. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether ambulance dispatch performance forms part of any key performance indicator framework monitored by her Department; and to provide details. [30216/26]
1199. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any reporting framework exists for extreme delays in ambulance allocation, including delays exceeding defined time thresholds; and to provide details. [30217/26]
1200. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any reforms are planned to enhance transparency or reporting of ambulance dispatch performance metrics. [30218/26]
1201. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any internal governance structures exist within the National Ambulance Service to review dispatch decision-making practices on a recurring basis. [30219/26]
1202. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any independent oversight body, including the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council, has conducted a review of dispatch practices or standards in Ireland since 2020. [30220/26]
1203. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the absence of a defined national dispatch-time standard has been formally considered as a governance or operational risk. [30221/26]
1204. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any modelling or capacity analysis has been conducted to assess the relationship between ambulance availability, dispatch timelines, and regional demand pressures. [30222/26]
1205. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any plans are in place to introduce a nationally standardised dispatch performance framework, including measurable allocation time targets. [30223/26]
518. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the total number of residential properties owned by the Health Service Executive at present; the number of such properties currently vacant; the duration of vacancy of these properties, broken down into less than six months, six-12 months, one-three years, and over three years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29287/26]
519. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the policy basis and criteria used by the Health Service Executive to classify residential properties as "surplus to requirements"; whether these criteria are set out in any formal policy, protocol, or guidance document approved by her Department; and if she will provide details of same [29288/26]
520. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any formal review or assessment has been conducted to determine the number of vacant residential properties owned by the Health Service Executive and their potential use; the date, scope, and authorship of any such review; whether this review has been submitted to or approved by her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29289/26]
521. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of residential properties owned by the Health Service Executive that have been disposed of in each of the past five years; the method of disposal used in each case; whether Ministerial or Departmental approval is required prior to disposal of such properties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29290/26]
522. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether her Department or the Health Service Executive has engaged with the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage regarding the potential use of vacant residential properties for housing or accommodation purposes; whether any formal interdepartmental framework exists governing the repurposing of State-owned residential assets; and if she will make a…
523. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of residential properties currently owned by the Health Service Executive which are in the process of being disposed of; whether any of these properties have been assessed for potential alternative public use prior to disposal; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29292/26]
524. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Health Service Executive's management of its residential property portfolio, including vacancy and disposal decisions, has been subject to internal audit or review since 2020; the dates and findings of any such audits; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29293/26]
525. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether she has issued any policy direction or guidance to the Health Service Executive regarding the retention, disposal, or repurposing of residential properties; whether consideration has been given to the use of such properties in addressing housing or accommodation pressures; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29294/26]