Written answers
Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Department of Health
Ambulance Service
9:00 pm
Dominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour)
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Question 881: To ask the Minister for Health the number of rapid response vehicles in service in the north west; the location of the ambulance bases at which the rapid response vehicles are located; the times the rapid response vehicles are active; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23069/11]
Dominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour)
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Question 882: To ask the Minister for Health if he will give a commitment that rapid response vehicles will not replace existing ambulances in the north west region; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23070/11]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 881 and 882 together. As these are service matters they have been referred to the HSE for direct reply.
Dominic Hannigan (Meath East, Labour)
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Question 883: To ask the Minister for Health the amount of funding received by the National Ambulance Service since 2006 on a regional basis in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23071/11]
James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the following table:
| NAS Area | NAS Division | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
| West | Mid Western | 10,427,000 | 10,977,000 | 11,513,889 | 12,587,186 | 11,194,226 | 13,501,095 |
| Western | 14,644,000 | 14,435,000 | 14,949,000 | 15,387,000 | 13,951,189 | 15,740,950 | |
| North Western | 10,543,000 | 11,046,000 | 11,543,311 | 11,704,541 | 10,832,671 | 12,238,392 | |
| South | South Eastern | 15,685,000 | 16,011,000 | 16,636,700 | 17,255,051 | 16,036,002 | |
| South Western** | 14,831,000 | 15,613,000 | 16,250,368 | 17,263,613 | 32,360,936*** | 16,512,055 | |
| North Leinster | Eastern* | 29,500,000 | 30,931,000 | 31,668,355 | 30,928,126 | 28,049,450 | 31,377,000 |
| North Eastern | 11,501,000 | 10,715,000 | 11,105,678 | 12,422,951 | 28,049,450 | 31,377,000 | |
| Midland** | 11,423,000 | 9,775,699 | 10,132,001 | 10,501,000 | 9,744,600 | 10,821,000 | |
| *includes annual payment of €9.66m to Dublin City Council for Dublin Fire Brigade Ambulance Service in designated parts of Dublin |
| **These Divisions do not fund total expenditure on hired transport/taxis |
| ***For 2010 the South East and South West budgets were consolidated |
* includes annual payment of €9.66m to Dublin City Council for Dublin Fire Brigade Ambulance Service in designated parts of Dublin.
** These Divisions do not fund total expenditure on hired transport/taxis.
*** For 2010 the South East and South West budgets were consolidated.
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