371. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the annual cost to the Exchequer of each of the three helicopter emergency medical services operated by, or on behalf of, the National Ambulance Service (details supplied), identifying separately in each case the annual contract or operating cost; the operator, the contract duration and expiry date where the service is contracted; and the daily hours of operation…
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390. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the number of occasions that a request for helicopter emergency medical service was not met because the request was made outside the hours of operation of the service in each of the years 2024 and 2025. [66165/26]
1220. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if a site has been chosen for a new Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) in the West North West Region; the date at which this service is expected to be operational; the proposed crewing arrangements at this new site; the services that will be provided; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35196/26]
1221. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health with respect to the proposed new Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS) in the West North West Region, if pilots and engineers have already been hired; if so, if these are internal or external appointments; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35197/26]
478. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2514 of 13 January 2026, to provide an update on the review of the helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS); if the review of physician-delivered HEMS has been submitted to the HSE, as per the timeline previously outlined; to provide a timeline for publication (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the mat…
485. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she will publish a report by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21221/26]
486. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the steps she is taking to address the shortcomings identified in the regulatory framework for emergency services practitioners and providers (details supplied); the steps she has taken since she was first informed of this issue in September 2025; if she has met with the chairperson of the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council regarding this issue; and if she will …
677. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health to provide a copy of the HEMS Feasibility Study (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13940/26]
722. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the resignation of multiple helicopter emergency medical service paramedics due to safety concerns (details supplied); the steps being taken to resolve these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15118/25]
1575. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the status of the HIQA review into urgent and emergency care services in the midwest region; the date at which she expects the final report to be sent to her; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11031/25]
1715. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she intends to publish the interim report on HIQA’s review into urgent and emergency care services in the midwest region; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11742/25]