205. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht if there is funding available for the upkeep of defibrillators in rural communities to support communities in ensuring these life saving devices are kept up to date and therefore, effective in an emergency situation; and if not, can a funding stream be examined. [69006/26]
Topics / Defibrillators Provision
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsDefibrillators Provision
13 questions from 8 TDs, between 5 February 2025 and 30 September 2026.
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911. Deputy Ciarán Ahern asked the Minister for Health if there is any comprehensive national defibrillator register or map that would allow people to check where their closest defibrillator is located; if there are proposals for same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49610/26]
202. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Transport if all major staffed Irish Rail stations have defibrillators available at the stations and all Irish Rail staff within the stations are fully trained in the use of this vital piece of equipment. [21284/26]
484. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the current and planned funding streams to ensure that all sports grounds, clubs, and gyms have access to automated external defibrillators (AEDs); and if he will consider establishing a dedicated national fund to support the purchase, maintenance, and replacement of AEDs in sports facilities; and if he will make a statement on the…
549. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will support the development of a national requirement that all developers constructing new housing estates provide an automated external defibrillator (AED) within the estate; and if he will consider incorporating such a requirement into planning or building regulations in the interest of public health and community saf…
996. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health the funding available for community groups to install defibrillators in their area; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [61361/25]
380. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health the number of defibrillators currently located in public buildings (details supplied), by county, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56318/25]
381. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if she will report on the absence of a comprehensive, up-to-date, public register of automated external defibrillators (AED); if she has plans to develop or support the creation of a national AED register and mapping system, accessible to the public and emergency services, to enable faster emergency response; and if she will make a statement on the matter. […
382. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Health if funding will be made available to Fingal County Council to fund an initiative (details supplied) to support the provision of first responder training for members of the public and community organisations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [56320/25]
1799. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Social Protection if each Intreo office has a defibrillator within the office and all staff within that office are fully trained in the use of this vital piece of equipment. [41877/25]
212. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided for an all-island defibrillator registry (details supplied); if so, the timeline for same; the engagement she has had with her counterparts in Northern Ireland in respect of this project;; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24720/25]
943. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Health the funding stream available to apply for an AED defibrillator for a school (details supplied), or if her Department will supply one. [7934/25]
1178. Deputy Aidan Farrelly asked the Minister for Health the grant aid and funding available from her Department to a community group to assist in the provision and installation of a defibrillator in a public space. [2794/25]