Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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343. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulances that have been decommissioned by the HSE National Ambulance Service in 2016 to date; the number of new emergency ambulances that have been acquired in 2016 to date; the number of intermediate care ambulances that have been decommissioned by the HSE National Ambulance Service in 2016 to date; the number of new intermediate care ambulances that have been acquired in 2016 to date; the number of rapid response vehicles that have been decommissioned by the HSE National Ambulance Service in 2016 to date; the number of new rapid response vehicles that have been acquired in 2016 to date; the number of vehicles that have been commissioned or purchased as rapid response vehicles by the National Ambulance Service that have been acquired in 2016 to date; the number currently in use; the number awaiting entry into service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23272/16]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, he should contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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344. To ask the Minister for Health the number of emergency ambulances in service; the number according to the year they entered service in tabular form; and to further detail in the table between pods and vehicles in terms of the date they entered service and the HSE region in which they are based; the number of intermediate care ambulances currently in service; if he will provide a breakdown of the total number according to the year they entered service in tabular form; and to further detail in that table between pods and vehicles in terms of the date they entered service and the HSE region in which they are based; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23273/16]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, he should contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.

Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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345. To ask the Minister for Health the distances that have been travelled by emergency ambulances in service, indicating the HSE region and subdivided by every 50,000 miles/80,000 km in tabular form; the distances that have been travelled by intermediate care ambulances in service; the distances that have been travelled by rapid response vehicles in service in such a capacity; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23274/16]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly. If the Deputy has not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days, he should contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up.