86. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the actions she is taking to address severe cultural issues as well as capacity deficits in the National Ambulance Service; the way in which she will ensure that the independent investigation delivers accountability and protect staff who come forward; the measures she is taking through budget 2027 to address significant workforce shortages, increase ambulance c…
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155. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the current NAS policy governing eligibility for shift allowance or shift premium for paramedics, including the minimum number and type of qualifying shifts required, for each grade and cohort; the details of circulars or similar governing this; and whether there a different rules for new paramedics in any service area compared to existing staff. [67255/26]
194. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number and percentage of ambulance handovers completed within 20 minutes and the number and percentage taking more than 30 minutes, 60 minutes and 120 minutes, together with the total ambulance crew hours lost to delayed handover, for the period 1 January to 31 August in each of the years 2022 to 2026, nationally and by hospital, in tabular form. [67570/26…
195. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the ambulance response performance for high-acuity emergency incidents for the period 1 January to 31 August in each of the years 2022 to date in 2026, nationally, by HSE or National Ambulance Service region and by county of incident where held, broken down by the applicable current clinical-status category; the incident volume, median response time, 90th perc…
600. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the ambulance response performance for clinical status 1 incidents, including response times, proportions met, and incident volumes by clinical status, in quarter 1 and quarter 2 2026, nationally and by region, in tabular form. [54732/26]
601. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of ambulance crews available to respond within 20 minutes of ED handover, by hospital, in quarter 1 and quarter 2 2026, in tabular form. [54733/26]
789. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the status and details of the new ambulance base in Waterford; the next steps for the project; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53057/26]
510. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost of achieving the targets set in the National Ambulance Service strategic workforce plan, in tabular form; the number of workers required, by grade in whole-time equivalent; and the additional capital investment required. [48659/26]
2465. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the details of minibuses, vans, and SUVs and similar such vehicles owned by the National Ambulance Service, by the year of acquisition, the distance these vehicles have travelled to date and the hours they have been in use since acquisition, in tabular form. [44175/26]
115. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the steps she will take to avert industrial action among ambulance workers, the steps she is taking to meet the ambition of the ambulance service's strategic workforce plan and if she will make a statement on the matter. [28517/26]
3405. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of exit interviews conducted by the national ambulance service for each grade in each year 2021-2025, in tabular form. [27283/26]
3422. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the ambulance response performance for clinical status 1 incidents, including response times, proportions met, and incident volumes by clinical status, for quarter 1 2025 and 2026, nationally and by region, in tabular form. [27333/26]
3423. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of ambulance crews available to respond within 20 minutes of ED handover, by hospital, for quarter 1 2025 and 2026, in tabular form. [27334/26]
114. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to improve the ambulance service; if she has examined implementing physician-staffed helicopter emergency medical services in this State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [17634/26]
1135. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance callouts which were responded to in 2024 and 2025 where the person was deceased by the time of ambulance arrival on scene; the response time of the ambulances concerned; the number of investigations conducted into late arrivals of ambulances where a person was deceased by the time the ambulance arrived at a scene, by region in tabular …
1136. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance callouts which were responded to in 2024 and 2025 where the person was deceased by the time the ambulance had reached the hospital, by region; the response time of the ambulances concerned; the number of investigations conducted into late arrivals of ambulances where a person was deceased by the time the ambulance arrived at a hospital…
1137. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance callouts to road traffic accidents which were responded to in 2024 and 2025, by region; the number where the person was deceased at arrival to the scene; the number where a person concerned was deceased by arrival at a hospital; the response times of ambulances concerned; the average response time to road traffic accidents; the number …
341. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the longest wait time recorded for an ambulance in each ambulance region in each year 2022-2025, in tabular form. [10719/26]
342. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the longest turnaround time recorded for an ambulance at each hospital in each year 2022-2025, in tabular form. [10720/26]
343. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the number of instances where an ambulance did not reach a high priority callout within the target timeframe; the number which did not reach such a callout within an hour; and the number of instances where an ambulance never arrived at a high priority callout. [10721/26]
295. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the components of the remuneration packages which are given to senior public servants at the National Ambulance Service (details supplied). [55630/25]
868. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the level of expenditure on services from the association of ambulance chief executives, by the National Ambulance Service and the HSE, for 2020 to 2025, in tabular form. [54975/25]
235. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status one ECHO incidents responded to within 19 minutes in the first nine months of each year 2019 to 2025, by region, in tabular form. [52604/25]
236. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status one DELTA incidents responded to within 19 minutes in the first nine months of each year 2019 to 2025, by region, in tabular form. [52605/25]
237. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance response time to all incidents in the first nine months of each year 2019 to 2025, by region, in tabular form. [52606/25]