John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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2371. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the National Ambulance Service Strategic Plan; if a copy of this can be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20519/25]

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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2372. To ask the Minister for Health if any draft or finalised documents for the National Ambulance Service Strategic Plan will be made available; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20520/25]

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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2373. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a timeline for the publication of the National Ambulance Service Strategic Plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20521/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 2371, 2372 and 2373 together.

I can confirm that the HSE National Ambulance Service (NAS) are currently working on the development of a new Strategic Plan. The new Strategy will build on the achievements of its predecessor "Vision 2020" in continuing the NAS's reform from a traditional patient conveyance service to an agile and mobile urgent and emergency care service. I expect that the new NAS strategic plan will be finalised and submitted by the HSE shortly.

John Brady (Wicklow, Sinn Fein)
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2374. To ask the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown for posts to be delivered in the National Ambulance Service; the date by which she expects recruitment to be commenced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20522/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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Under Budget 2025 the National Ambulance Service (NAS) has been allocated a total of €285 million. This year's budget includes €8m for new service developments - translating into a full year cost in 2026 of €16million - to deliver 180 additional posts. These additional posts will support:

• Essential frontline emergency services,
• Expansion of NAS alternative care pathways and further development of NAS specialist service capacity, and
• Additional capacity in the National Emergency Operations Centre.