Seán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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1469. To ask the Minister for Health if he will direct the National Ambulance Service to put a second ambulance in place in Tuam, County Galway, on a full 24/7 basis to deal with the demand in Tuam and the catchment area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1387/23]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The HSE's National Ambulance Service does not operate a station-based deployment system, but instead uses “dynamic deployment” on a national basis. Dynamic deployment allows staff in the HSE’s National Emergency Operations Centre to see all available resources and match them with service demand requirements in real time.

As this is an service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly with any further information they may have, as soon as possible.