Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 16 September 2026
1396. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health if she will consider a fulsome review of the AMPDS coding and priority assigned by the National Ambulance Service to calls involving falls in elderly and vulnerable patients given the risk of occult fractures, particularly hip fractures, prolonged pain and deterioration while patients are waiting on the floor. [65542/26]
View answer1398. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health when the most recent review of current AMPDS coding and priority assigned by the National Ambulance Service to calls involving falls in elderly and vulnerable patients was undertaken. [65540/26]
View answer1405. Deputy Joanna Byrne asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the current clinical evidence and criteria used to determine the priority of current AMPDS coding, and the priority assigned by the National Ambulance Service to calls involving falls in elderly and vulnerable patients. [65539/26]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 1396, 1398 and 1405 together.
As these are service matters I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
