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]
Topics / Ambulance Service
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsAmbulance Service
860 questions from 114 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 20 October 2026.
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852 written, 8 oral
114
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| January 2025 | 9 |
| February 2025 | 52 |
| March 2025 | 34 |
| April 2025 | 40 |
| May 2025 | 28 |
| June 2025 | 19 |
| July 2025 | 18 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 29 |
| October 2025 | 20 |
| November 2025 | 21 |
| December 2025 | 7 |
| January 2026 | 24 |
| February 2026 | 100 |
| March 2026 | 112 |
| April 2026 | 72 |
| May 2026 | 177 |
| June 2026 | 34 |
| July 2026 | 16 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 34 |
| October 2026 | 14 |
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
847. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health the length of time the two ambulance crews in Tuam, County Galway, are at Tuam ambulance base while not out on calls on a weekly basis for the years 2024 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25750/25]
874. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of collisions requiring ambulance dispatch in Kildare for 2023 and to date in 2025; and the average time of dispatch, in tabular form. [25891/25]
875. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Health the number of ambulance paramedic staff assigned to the Kildare area in 2023 and to date in 2025, in tabular form. [25892/25]
886. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Health the plans in place to help the recruitment crisis in the National Ambulance Service nationwide; the plans in place to recruit staff in north Tipperary, seeing that only one ambulance was operating in the whole of north Tipperary last night; the plans in place to retain staff currently operating in the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25954…
320. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the average length of time it takes for an ambulance call-out to arrive in Kilkenny; the number of call-outs; the average distance travelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24961/25]
321. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Health the average length of time it takes for an ambulance call-out to arrive in Carlow; the number of call-outs; the average distance travelled; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24962/25]
211. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Health the total number of ambulances that were awaited handover in hospital for a period exceeding one hour in each of the past five years; the number of instances where a patient had died subsequent to 999 call being made but prior to handover at hospital in each of the past five years; the average waiting time for ambulance arrival in each of the past five years, brok…
215. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on the establishment of an ambulance base in Conamara and the timeline for this; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24758/25]
172. Deputy Tony McCormack asked the Minister for Health the reason the midlands region, including County Offaly, has fewer ambulance resources now than it did 25 years ago; if there are plans to review the level of ambulance service provision in the region to ensure timely emergency response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24024/25]
191. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Health if she will engage with the National Ambulance Service on the need for a 24/7 rapid response vehicle operated by advanced paramedics at Tuam ambulance base; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24027/25]
200. Deputy Séamus McGrath 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. [23722/25]
214. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance response time in County Meath in each of the past ten years; and the steps she is taking to decrease ambulance response time in the region. [24054/25]
1005. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health the reason the recent announcement by the National Ambulance Service (NAS) on the recruitment of additional staff does not include any additional paramedic posts for the west/north-west region; if she will give a firm assurance that people living in the west/north-west region are being provided with the same level of service from the NAS as people livin…
434. Deputy John Brady asked the Minister for Health for an update on the provision of a full-time ambulance service for areas in Wicklow (details provided); when this service will be operational; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23037/25]
483. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the staffing breakdown of each ambulance station across County Wicklow, by the number of EMTS, the number of paramedics, and the number of advanced paramedics per station, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22350/25]
484. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Health the reason County Wicklow was excluded from the National Ambulance Service expression of interest to train new advanced paramedics; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22351/25]