Responses to parliamentary questions
Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 8616-26
Deputy O'Flynn asked about the variation in emergency ambulance response performance between HSE regions for clinical status 1 purple and red calls.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: February 2026
Updated: February 2026
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Question from Deputy Ken O'Flynn - PQ 8616-26
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health the assessment her Department has undertaken of the persistent variation in emergency ambulance response performance between HSE regions for clinical status 1 purple and red calls; whether staffing levels, fleet availability, or geographic coverage have been identified as contributory factors; and the national actions which are being taken to address regional inequity in emergency response times.
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