2825. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health if he will clarify the current policy regarding the employment pathway for newly qualified paramedics within the National Ambulance Service (NAS); the reason for the recent change whereby paramedics who successfully complete the three-year Bachelor of Science in Paramedic Studies and associated NAS training are no longer offered permanent positions upon qualific…
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342. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the total number of ambulances that were over one hour awaiting handover in Mayo University Hospital, including the percentage, in each of the past ten years. [22601/26]
343. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of 999 calls made from County Mayo which requested an ambulance in each of the past ten years. [22602/26]
344. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of times where a patient in County Mayo was deceased by the time an ambulance reached the scene, in each of the past ten years. [22603/26]
345. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the location of each ambulance station; the number of emergency ambulances assigned to each station; and the number of WTE assigned to each station in the country. [22604/26]
346. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the top ten longest lengths of time a person was left waiting for an ambulance in the State in each of the past ten years. [22605/26]
347. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the longest length of time a person was left waiting for an ambulance to arrive in each of the past ten years, by ambulance station and dispatch point. [22606/26]
348. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the longest length of time a person was left waiting for an ambulance to dispatch to them, perhaps due to a lack of available ambulances, in each of the past ten years, by ambulance station and dispatch point. [22607/26]
349. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance response time per region, per year, for each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [22608/26]
350. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number persons who have retired from the National Ambulance Service in each of the past five years; and the number of new persons employed by the National Ambulance Service in each of the past five years, in tabular form. [22609/26]
939. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the precise deployment locations of all National Ambulance Service units assigned to County Mayo between 10pm on 10 January 2026 and 1am on 11 January 2026, including which units were on call; which were responding to other incidents; which were unavailable; the reasons for any unavailability; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7366/26]
940. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the decision-making process undertaken by the National Ambulance Service control centre when an emergency call concerning a person (details supplied) was received including the units which were considered; the units which were rejected; the reasons for any delay in dispatch; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7367/26]
941. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health to provide the real-time tracking data, including timestamps, for all ambulances assigned to County Mayo between 10pm on 10 January 2026 and 1am on 11 January 2026, indicating their movements, dispatch times, and any periods spent awaiting assignment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7368/26]
943. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether cross-county ambulance support from Sligo, Galway, or Roscommon was available, requested, or dispatched during an emergency (details supplied); if not, the reasons; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7370/26]
944. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether communication difficulties arising from mobile coverage blackspots in north Mayo contributed to the delay in ambulance response in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7371/26]
945. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether the National Ambulance Service met its category-one response-time obligations in County Mayo on 10 January 2026 in relation to an emergency (details supplied); if not, to provide the reasons for non-compliance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7372/26]
946. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health to identify any systemic, staffing, operational, or logistical issues within the National Ambulance Service that contributed to the unavailability of an ambulance for a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7373/26]
947. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether any ambulances or ambulance staff assigned to County Mayo were prevented from responding to emergencies on the night of 10 January 2026 due to being delayed outside Mayo University Hospital with patients who could not be admitted immediately; if so, the number of such patients waiting in ambulances; the length of time each ambulance was delayed; the impac…
2484. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the average handover time from the ambulance staff to ED staff, by category in main hospitals [46318/25]
795. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health to provide a detailed breakdown of the number of personnel who have retired from the National Ambulance Service in each county in each of the past ten years, in tabular form. [25241/25]
796. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health whether there is any provision within the National Ambulance Service's recruitment framework specifically aimed at targeting staffing needs in the west and north-west regions. [25242/25]
797. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the current number of vacancies in the National Ambulance Service in each division [25243/25]
743. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of persons recruited for the National Ambulance Service in each county over each of the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15288/25]
744. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the reason there has been no movement on the National Ambulance Service recruitment panel than what initiated in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15289/25]
745. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the number of emergency medical technicians, emergency medical controllers and student paramedics hired to address the National Ambulance Service shortfall of an additional 1,080 staff since the recruitment panel was set up in 2024; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15290/25]