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]
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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]
1206. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Health the extent to which adequate on-site laundering facilities are available to National Ambulance Service staff; her views on whether limited access to shared facilities in some cases involving a single washing machine for large numbers of staff across day and night shifts results in paramedics being forced to launder uniforms at home at their own expense; and i…
1207. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the number of consultant gynaecologists that are employed by the HSE and/or are on the Irish Medical Council’s specialist register for obstetrics and gynaecology; their locations throughout Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30253/26]
1208. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the current wait times for patients, across all counties, to get an initial endometriosis appointment with a consultant gynaecologist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30254/26]
1209. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Health the steps her Department is taking to reduce long waiting lists for endometriosis patients to see a consultant gynaecologist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30255/26]
1210. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant psychiatrists posts filled within Galway Mental Health Services as of 21 April 2026 and of 30 April 2024, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30258/26]
1211. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE dental nurses and dental hygienists posts filled within Galway primary care services as of 21 April 2026; the number of vacancies within Galway dental services, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30259/26]
1212. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health to provide details on all open EU infringement proceedings where the subject of the infringement relates to the functions of her Department; the reason the infringement proceedings were initiated; the procedural stage of the infringement proceedings; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30270/26]
1213. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE emergency medicine registrars and advanced nurse practitioners posts filled within minor injuries clinics at Roscommon University Hospital as of 21 April 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30288/26]
1214. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of persons that attended the minor injuries clinic at Roscommon University Hospital for each month of 2025 and to-date in 2026, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30289/26]