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Alan Kelly Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
763. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health when she last met with the National Ambulance Service; and who the attendees were. [31881/25]
Malcolm Byrne Written 17 Jun 2025 · to Health
796. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Health for an update on the planned new ambulance base for Gorey, County Wexford. [32026/25]
David Cullinane Written 12 Jun 2025 · to Health
555. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE ambulances and incident response vehicles based in Kerry in the years of 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [31595/25]
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
311. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if she will prioritise the provision of an ambulance base in Killorglin, County Kerry; if she will accept that Killorglin town and the mid-Kerry region is a vast, populated area to be without an ambulance base, an area where the population increases dramatically during the summer period, with visitors to the region and to well-known festivals such as the Puck F…
Michael Cahill Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
316. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if Killorglin town in mid-Kerry will be considered as an ambulance base location to more effectively serve the town and surrounding district; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30967/25]
Grace Boland Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
354. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is undertaking to allow qualified advanced paramedics who received their qualifications outside Ireland work for the National Ambulance Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31043/25]
Grace Boland Written 11 Jun 2025 · to Health
355. Deputy Grace Boland asked the Minister for Health if she will engage with the HSE and the National Ambulance Service on the withdrawal of ambulance vehicles from advance paramedics-educational officers and resource managers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [31044/25]
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1310. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health to confirm the expenditure on private ambulances by Letterkenny University Hospital for 2024. [29147/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1327. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to address potential recruitment shortfalls in the National Ambulance Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29208/25]
Paul McAuliffe Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1328. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to ensure that there is sufficient staffing of advanced paramedics within the National Ambulance Service nationwide; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29209/25]
Aidan Farrelly Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1371. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the details of the National Ambulance Service fleet for each of the years 2022 to 2025 inclusive and the number of vehicles by type, in tabular form. [29367/25]
Ruth Coppinger Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1471. Deputy Ruth Coppinger asked the Minister for Health if she has replied to correspondence from a representative organisation (details supplied); the steps she will take in response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29798/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1630. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the efforts being made to restore 24/7 advanced paramedic cover on the rapid response vehicle in Roscommon. [30657/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1631. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health when the National Ambulance Service will roll out the promised privileging course for advanced paramedics; how and where this will be advertised; and if it is advertised for paramedics abroad, including in England. [30658/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1632. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the saving being made on a daily basis by removing the rapid response vehicle from use in Roscommon every Thursday. [30659/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 10 Jun 2025 · to Health
1633. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if the National Ambulance Service has plans for more rostered lines in Athlone. [30660/25]
Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
567. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances, rapid response vehicles and motorcycles on a 24-7 basis based at each ambulance station within Kildare, in 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [26697/25]
Richard Boyd Barrett Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
586. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health her views on reports that ineffective leadership and governance presents risks to the governance of service delivery to patients, the management of staff wellbeing and the potential for psychosocial harm in the National Ambulance Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26784/25]
Martin Daly Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
704. Deputy Martin Daly asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulances based in County Roscommon that are available on a 24-7 basis, as of 1 June 2022, 1 June 2023, 1 June 2024 and 1 June 2025, in tabular form. [27169/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
794. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health if the National Ambulance Service plans to make a submission for capital for a new NAS Education Centre in Ballinasloe, County Galway; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27654/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
795. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on re-filling the roster for advanced paramedics on the rapid response vehicle (RRV) as before in Roscommon; the efforts being made to provide 24/7 cover by an advanced paramedic on the RRV as committed; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27655/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
796. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the amount being saved daily, in monetary terms, since overtime to cover the rapid response vehicle on Thursdays in Roscommon was pulled. [27656/25]
Pádraig Rice Written 27 May 2025 · to Health
801. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to respond to a recent poll into the attitudes of front-line ambulance staff towards the leadership of the National Ambulance Service (details supplied); if she has replied to correspondence from the representative organisation; the steps she will take in response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27685/25]
Barry Heneghan Written 22 May 2025 · to Health
374. Deputy Barry Heneghan asked the Minister for Health if an independent investigation will be initiated into the alleged under-reporting of critical 999 calls by the National Ambulance Service director; the measures being taken to ensure the accuracy of information provided to the Oireachtas; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26545/25]
James O'Connor Written 22 May 2025 · to Health
379. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Health the average response times for ambulances in the east Cork area; if the response times are meeting the target response times set by the Health Information and Quality Authority; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [26573/25]