Ken O'Flynn
Ceist:753. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the National Ambulance Service maintains any internal reporting threshold for “extreme delays”; and, if so, the criteria applied. [36380/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 14 May 2026
Ceisteanna (753, 754, 755)
Ken O'Flynn
Ceist:754. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether ambulance response-time delays are linked to HIQA-reportable patient safety incidents or serious reportable events. [36381/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraKen O'Flynn
Ceist:755. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the Department receives routine reporting on ambulance delays exceeding defined thresholds; and, if not, whether the absence of such reporting has been identified as a governance risk. [36382/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraFreagraí scríofa
I propose to take Questions Nos. 753, 754 and 755 together.
As outlined to the Deputy in previous replies, National Ambulance Service (NAS) performance against Key Performance Indicator targets included in the Health Service Executive's National Service Plan is reported on a monthly basis in line with the HSE's Performance Management Framework.
The Framework is designed to ensure that delivery of all its healthcare services, including those provided by the NAS, are of the highest quality and performance is assessed against the targets and objectives in the NSP using a comprehensive Performance Engagement Model.
In addition, the HSE's Incident Management Framework, which also applies to the NAS, is designed to implement a person-centred response to reportable safety incidents and the approach in the Framework is to align the response to such events with the HSE's values of care, compassion, trust and learning. A link the the Framework is enclosed below for the Deputy's information:
https://www2.healthservice.hse.ie/organisation/nqpsd/featured-articles/incident-management-framework-and-open-disclosure-audit-tool/
Regarding the Deputy's other specific queries I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to him with any further pertinent information it may have.