Emergency Services

840. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to holding a joint meeting of emergency service agencies/bodies to implement a plan for providing streamlined access for emergency services to gated housing complexes; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [57259/25]

175. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport regarding search and rescue services in an area (details supplied), if consultation with the local community occurred before the service was moved to the location; what, if any, noise abatement or flight path restrictions are in place for the protection of residents; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54126/25]

58. Deputy Emer Currie asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence the number of missions completed by the Aeromedical Service on an annual basis since its establishment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53502/25]

89. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Transport if he will consider and respond to concerns around the air, sea and rescue helicopter expressed in correspondence (details supplied). [53272/25]

324. Deputy Keira Keogh asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage the status of the review of the State’s response to storm Éowyn. [49218/25]

155. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health if she has ensured a permanent solution to the helicopter emergency medical services crewing model safety concerns raised by paramedics who resigned from the service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [52534/25]

469. Deputy Ivana Bacik asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration his plans to tackle theft and damage of life-saving equipment in public places; and his views on the need to ensure that good samaritans are not penalised for using such equipment in good faith. [49897/25]

328. Deputy Barry Ward asked the Minister for Transport if his attention has been drawn to the amended contract arrangements for standby crews, to active on-duty search and rescue, under the control of the Irish aviation authority (details supplied); his views on whether this change is contrary to laws regarding fair working conditions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45778/25]

394. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Transport the reason search and rescue crew members, who perform duties for a continuous 24-hour period, have their recorded working hours reduced to 16.5 hours; if this practice is consistent with national and EU legislation on working time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46835/25]

432. Deputy Cormac Devlin asked the Minister for Transport the Irish Coast Guard’s search and rescue response-time performance and aircraft availability for each of the past three years; the current coverage; the progress on interoperability with UK and EU partners for mass-casualty search and rescue or maritime migration contingencies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47203/25]

2591. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health to list the emergency departments that have achieved the baseline of the framework for safe nurse staffing and skill mix in adult emergency care settings (Phase II). [46897/25]

314. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Defence if an emergency service (details supplied) was used as part of an operation; the reason this was used; the reason another service was not available; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40800/25]

3161. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Health the number of NAS paramedics per 100,000 nationally by health region; the number of critical care ambulances and rapid response vehicles per health region, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43599/25]

204. Deputy Aengus Ó Snodaigh asked the Minister for Transport the services he has designated as emergency services for the purposes of the road traffic Acts; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40299/25]

190. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 ECHO incidents responded to within 19 minutes in the first six months of each year from 2019 to 2025, by region, in tabular form. [38111/25]

191. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of clinical status 1 DELTA incidents responded to within 19 minutes in the first six months of each year from 2019 to 2025, by region, in tabular form. [38112/25]

192. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the average ambulance response time to all incidents in the first six months of each year from 2019 to 2025, by region, in tabular form. [38113/25]

226. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health the percentage of ambulance crews who are ready and mobile to receive another call within 20 minutes of patient handover for each emergency department and each hospital the first 6 months of each year 2023-2025, inclusive in tabular form. [38187/25]

908. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health if there are plans to assess all playing fields, whether owned by sports organisations or part of national or secondary schools, for their suitability for the landing of emergency helicopter flights when accidents occur at a distance from a hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32688/25]

209. Deputy David Cullinane asked the Minister for Health her plans to ensure safe staffing in the helicopter emergency medical service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24148/25]

367. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport further to Parliamentary Question No. 479 of 29 April 2025, the reasons a company (details supplied) only assumed full 24-hour cover from Shannon almost five months after commencing operations; if he will review the procurement process to determine the way the helicopter emergency medical support service was not provided for from the outset r…

450. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Transport the reason 24-hour search and rescue services are not operational from Shannon Airport; the steps that can be taken to rectify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19901/25]

479. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Transport if he will provide a timeline for an aviation contract transition (details supplied); If he will outline how the company will provide helicopter emergency medical support using helicopters that are not licensed to carry stretchers; how it will provide night-time search and rescue without a searchlight; and if he will make a statement on the m…

618. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform the steps his Department has taken to ensure the security and reliability of the national communications network to Ireland's emergency services and public safety agencies, particularly in light of increasing threat of major weather events impacting on the system; and if he will make …

722. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of the resignation of multiple helicopter emergency medical service paramedics due to safety concerns (details supplied); the steps being taken to resolve these concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15118/25]