Written answers
Wednesday, 14 May 2025
Department of Health
Ambulance Service
Ivana Bacik (Dublin Bay South, Labour)
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211. To ask the Minister for Health the total number of ambulances that were awaited handover in hospital for a period exceeding one hour in each of the past five years; the number of instances where a patient had died subsequent to 999 call being made but prior to handover at hospital in each of the past five years; the average waiting time for ambulance arrival in each of the past five years, broken down by destination hospital; the average handover period in each of the past five years, broken down by destination hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24717/25]
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the deputy directly, as soon as possible.
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