Written Answers Nos. 588-610
595. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether the National Ambulance Service records the longest ambulance allocation delays occurring annually for PURPLE and RED category calls; and if so, the longest recorded delays in 2024 and 2025. [41069/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
599. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether delays in ambulance allocation are tracked against patient outcomes including mortality, ICU admission, cardiac arrest survival, or adverse clinical incidents. [41073/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
604. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether any external audit, IAED review, or PHECC inspection since 2020 identified concerns, recommendations, corrective actions, or non-compliance findings relating to ambulance dispatch allocation times. [41079/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.
606. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 2790 of 14 April 2026, the work that has been carried out to date to determine if a specialised SATU unit is required in the HSE mid-west region for children and adolescents; the stakeholders HSE mid-west has engaged to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41115/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
607. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Health to urgently intervene in an urgent case (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [41116/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am aware of this case and acknowledge the very difficult circumstances that have been outlined and how difficult the situation described is for this patient and their family.
Under the Health Act 2004, the Health Service Executive (HSE) is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. Section 6 of the HSE Governance Act 2013 bars the Minister for Health from directing the HSE to provide a treatment or a personal service to any individual or to confer eligibility on any individual.
The HSE has informed officials in the Department of Health that it is assessing this case. Officials in the Department of Health will continue to engage with the HSE to seek further updates in response to the very difficult circumstances that have been outlined.
As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
610. Deputy Ken O'Flynn asked the Minister for Health whether repeated breaches of ambulance allocation time KPIs trigger mandatory review by senior HSE management, the National Director of Acute Operations, or the Department of Health. [41134/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraAs this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.
