1181. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health when she was first made aware that the National Ambulance Service does not collate or report data on life-threatening emergency calls where response times exceed 60 minutes; whether this issue has been raised with her Department by the HSE or the NAS; and what actions, if any, she has taken since becoming aware of this gap in oversight. [8613/26]
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1182. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what formal escalation, intervention, or corrective measures are triggered when national or regional response time targets for clinical status 1 purple and red emergency calls are not met by the National Ambulance Service; whether any such measures were triggered during 2025; and if not, how target compliance is enforced in practice. [8614/26]
1183. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether median response times for clinical status 1 purple and red emergency calls are collected by the National Ambulance Service; if so, to provide the median response times for each of the past 12 months by HSE region; and if not, the reasons median data is not used alongside averages in assessing emergency response performance. [8615/26]
1184. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the assessment her Department has undertaken of the persistent variation in emergency ambulance response performance between HSE regions for clinical status 1 purple and red calls; whether staffing levels, fleet availability, or geographic coverage have been identified as contributory factors; and the national actions which are being taken to address regional ine…
956. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance handover time at emergency departments in 2025, as recorded in the National Ambulance Service Annual Report 2025; and the hospitals with the longest delays. [5665/26]
1050. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she intends to reinstate the paramedic and advanced paramedic supervisor grade within the National Ambulance Service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6097/26]
1051. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she intends to introduce a dedicated ICO/EMT supervisor grade within the National Ambulance Service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6098/26]
1052. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a previously agreed ratio will be implemented in the National Ambulance Service (details supplied); the reason this has not been implemented to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6099/26]
1054. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a proposal will be progressed with respect to the work of supervisors within the National Ambulance Service (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6118/26]
1133. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Health the standard crew models for Type A, Type B and Type C NAS ambulances; in which situations, crew numbers below this model are acceptable; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6479/26]
12. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the reason the rapid response vehicle at Roscommon ambulance base is no longer available on a 24-7 basis as promised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4433/26]
35. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average length of time it takes for an ambulance response to reach a patient after a 999 call in each county in the State; if she will provide a county by county breakdown on the time, starting with the county with the longest average wait time, to the county with the lowest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3836/26]
104. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health when the rapid response vehicle at Roscommon ambulance base in County Roscommon will be restored on a 24/7 basis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4432/26]
118. Deputy Eamon Scanlon asked the Minister for Health if her Department has considered the establishment of a permanent ambulance base in Ballymote, County Sligo, given its central location in south Sligo and the potential to significantly reduce emergency response times in the region; if not, the reasons for this; whether the proposal could be given full consideration; and if she will make a statement on the matte…
530. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health the current national procedures governing the handover of patients from National Ambulance Service crews to hospital emergency departments; whether ambulances are required to remain at hospital sites until handover and transfer of clinical responsibility is formally completed, including where delays are prolonged; and if she will make a statement on the matter.…
531. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health whether ambulances awaiting delayed patient handover at hospital emergency departments are considered unavailable for emergency callouts during that period; whether any policy or operational protocol exists to allow for crew substitution or redeployment of the ambulance while handover is completed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [5269/26]
1001. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Health the percentage of ambulance crews available to respond within 20 minutes of emergency department handover at Mullingar Regional Hospital in 2025, in tabular form. [4175/26]
2308. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the position regarding the Programme for Government commitment to advancing the full implementation of the recommendations of the HSE-Dublin City Council joint ambulance service delivery task and finish group; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75048/25]
2309. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health the progress made to date regarding the 15 central recommendations made in a report (details supplied), in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [75051/25]
2324. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency calls classified as purple and red in each of the past 12 months where the National Ambulance Service response time exceeded 60 minutes, broken down by month and by community healthcare organisation area. [75137/25]
2325. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the average and median response times for purple and red emergency calls in each of the past 12 months; and the percentage of such calls meeting the national response time targets set by the Health Service Executive. [75138/25]
2326. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the primary factors identified by her Department and the Health Service Executive as contributing to emergency ambulance response times exceeding 60 minutes, including staffing levels, vehicle availability, hospital handover delays, and rostering constraints. [75139/25]
2327. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of hours ambulances were unavailable for emergency, in each of the past 12 months due to hospital handover delays; and the measures in place to reduce ambulance turnaround times at emergency departments. [75140/25]
2328. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the additional staffing, vehicles, and funding allocated to the National Ambulance Service in 2024 and 2025 to address prolonged emergency response times; and the impact of these measures on response performance to date. [75141/25]
2329. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health if her Department has conducted or commissioned any risk assessment on patient harm associated with emergency ambulance response times exceeding 60 minutes; and if so, to provide the findings. [75142/25]