673. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced paramedics being hired by the HSE to operate in County Cork under the National Ambulance Service (details supplied). [4489/25]
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
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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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697. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced paramedics the National Ambulance Service has employed in each county in each year from 2014 through 2024 inclusive; the number of advanced paramedics the National Ambulance Service has trained in each county in each year from 2014 through 2024 inclusive, and for which specific service they are employed (National Ambulance Service, Dublin F…
698. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced paramedics in the National Ambulance Service considered to be an appropriate and safe staffing level on a national basis; and the number of advanced paramedics considered appropriate and safe staffing levels per county, in tabular form. [4756/25]
699. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health her Department’s plans to internally hire and train advanced paramedics for the coming year; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4757/25]
700. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health what the existing obstacles are to hiring and training advanced paramedics; how her Department plans to overcome these obstacles in detail; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4758/25]
701. Deputy Máire Devine asked the Minister for Health whether any patient deaths from 2014 through 2024 inclusive are attributed to the lack of trained advanced paramedics with the National Ambulance Service; in which county the patient lived and was treated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4759/25]
260. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the total number of on-the-road/operational staff working on emergency ambulances and intermediate care vehicles across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3926/25]
261. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced paramedics rostered to provide advanced life support on the road/operational across the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3927/25]
262. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health the amount currently spent on private ambulances annually by the HSE and the National Ambulance Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3928/25]
1031. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to implement a significant increase in ambulance cover for the residents of County Kerry and the tens of thousands of annual visitors to the county (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2173/25]
1033. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to take into consideration the geography and accessibility issues in west and south Kerry in emergency situations, by giving strong consideration to locating an air ambulance service on Valentia Island in conjunction with Valentia Coastguard Service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2179/25]
1044. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of staff in CHO 4 who have left the National Ambulance Service; and the number of exit interviews conducted. [2206/25]
1045. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if paramedics under the National Ambulance Service are provided with telephones or a telephone allowance. [2207/25]
1046. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of shifts undertaken by paramedics in the National Ambulance Service longer than 12 hours in each of the past six months. [2208/25]
1047. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health if a decision was taken to reduce the helicopter-emergency-medical-service crew size in Cork and Kerry; if so, when this decision was taken; and the reason therefor. [2209/25]
1048. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of paramedics, by advanced paramedic and other roles respectively, in CHO 4, or its corresponding equivalent, in January in each of the past ten years. [2210/25]
1049. Deputy Thomas Gould asked the Minister for Health the number of calls that required a National Ambulance Service response in Cork and Kerry, or its corresponding equivalent, in each of the past ten years. [2211/25]
1051. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Health the number of HSE ambulances based in County Clare on a 24/7 basis in 2022, 2023, 2024 and to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2223/25]
1240. Deputy Michael Murphy asked the Minister for Health to examine the case and expedite a review of an ambulance base (details supplied) in need of upgrading; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3073/25]
1271. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced paramedics on call each day between September 2024 and December 2024, by CHO, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3289/25]
1272. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health the number of advanced paramedics on call each day between September 2024 and December 2024 in CHO 6, by local health area, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3290/25]
1273. Deputy Sinéad Gibney asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the shortage of paramedics and advanced paramedics in the health service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3291/25]
1328. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Health further to the programme for Government commitment, if she will ensure the full implementation of the recommendations of the HSE/Dublin City Council Joint Ambulance Service Delivery, Task and Finish Group in an expeditious manner that restores funding to Dublin City Council and ensures continuity of service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34…
1334. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health for a comparison of the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO and clinical status 1 DELTA incidents responded to by a patient-carrying vehicle in 18 minutes and 59 seconds or less for each quarter for each year 2019-2024, inclusive, nationally and by ambulance region, in tabular form; the average length of such response times nationally and by region; and if s…
1335. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health for a comparison of the number and percentage of incidents responded to by the ambulance service by clinical status and sub status for each quarter for each year 2019-2024, inclusive. [3496/25]