176. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Minister for Health for an update on the introduction of helicopter emergency medical services in the State. [72741/26]
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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…
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]
165. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if he will detail the processes used by the fire brigade and emergency services to locate addresses; if those processes include Eircodes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37967/26]
581. Deputy James Geoghegan asked the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport the person or body a member of the public can contact in relation to a complaint in respect of a call operator on the 999 emergency call answering service; the way a member of the public can obtain a transcript of their specific phone call and the operator's remarks to the caller during that phone call in circumstances where that mem…
1259. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any areas of non-compliance, partial compliance, or repeated performance exceptions have been identified under the EMS Dispatch Standard since 2020. [37862/26]
1264. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any national KPI framework exists measuring the impact of dispatch delays on clinical outcomes. [37867/26]
1271. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number of corrective actions, remediation plans or staff interventions initiated following dispatch compliance reviews since 2020. [37876/26]
1127. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health to confirm whether any independent review, audit, or evaluation of ambulance dispatch practices has been conducted by the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council, the HSE, HIQA, or any external body since 2020, and if so, to provide details. [34655/26]
1128. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the absence of a defined national dispatch-time standard has been formally recorded on any risk register within the HSE or Department of Health, and if so, to provide details of that risk classification. [34656/26]
1129. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health which body holds ultimate responsibility for setting national dispatch-time standards in Ireland. [34657/26]
1130. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the existing Priority Dispatch Standard includes defined maximum time thresholds for call handling and resource allocation, and if not, whether this absence has been reviewed. [34658/26]
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]
223. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the reason paramedics and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) do not receive the same level of flat rate expense allowances as other frontline healthcare professionals, such as nurses, despite carrying out comparable clinical duties and being subject to similar uniform and laundering requirements; and if he will consider extending eligibility for…
494. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the dispatch-time KPIs relating to allocation within 60 seconds (PURPLE) and 180 seconds (RED) are subject to any mandatory compliance thresholds, enforcement mechanisms, or escalation protocols where breached; and if so, to provide details. [33563/26]
495. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health what operational or clinical actions are triggered when a 999 call exceeds the defined allocation time thresholds, and whether such breaches are recorded, reviewed, or reported. [33564/26]
496. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the National Ambulance Service maintains any documented decision-making framework governing prioritisation where no ambulance resource is immediately available [33565/26]
497. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether delays in ambulance allocation beyond defined KPI thresholds are recorded as risks within the HSE Enterprise Risk Register or National Ambulance Service risk frameworks. [33566/26]
498. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any audit, internal review, or external evaluation has examined compliance with ambulance allocation time targets since 2020. [33567/26]
499. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health the number and proportion of emergency calls in 2024 and 2025 that exceeded the defined allocation time thresholds of 60 seconds (PURPLE) and 180 seconds (RED). [33568/26]
366. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the lag times, per county including Clare between 999 calls being revived in the dispatch centre and the allocation of the call to a local Garda, in tabular form; if these times are not recorded, the reason they are not recorded; the actions proposed or being implemented to reduce the lag time; and if he will make a statement on t…
781. Deputy Shónagh Ní Raghallaigh asked the Minister for Social Protection the locations of INTREO offices that currently do not have a defibrillator available for use within the offices; and the estimated costs required to ensure all remaining INTREO offices have defibrillators ready for use. [30438/26]
716. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Health to confirm that all services and call outs by the ambulance and fire services are continuing as normal in the current fuel crisis and that no directive has been issued to reduce same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27891/26]
663. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport the reason that, when search and rescue crews are required to remain at work for a 24-hours period, their working time is not being recorded in full in accordance with the requirements of the European Communities (Organisation of Working Time) (Mobile Staff in Civil Aviation) Regulations 2006 [S.I. 507/2006] insofar as crews on-call at their place of work must r…