Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Barry Heneghan - PQ 17405-26
Deputy Heneghan asked about providing permanent contracts to newly qualified paramedics. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: March 2026
Updated: April 2026
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Question from Deputy Barry Heneghan - PQ 17405-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health whether she is satisfied that the recent decision not to provide an automatic transition to permanent contracts for newly qualified paramedics will not negatively impact frontline ambulance capacity and response times; and if she will make a statement on the matter.
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