Pádraig Rice (Cork South-Central, Social Democrats)
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614. To ask the Minister for Health the reason for outsourcing a contract for non-emergency patient transport in the greater Dublin area to a private ambulance provider, given that the National Ambulance Service already operates a well-established and fully staffed intermediate care vehicle (ICV) service; the justification for this decision being taken without any meaningful consultation with staff or their representatives; the steps she is taking to ensure that existing ICV service is protected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49857/25]

Pádraig Rice (Cork South-Central, Social Democrats)
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615. To ask the Minister for Health if she will immediately review the decision of the National Ambulance Service (NAS) to outsource the contract for non-emergency patient transport in the greater Dublin area to a private ambulance provider; if she will commit to strengthening and investing in NAS resources rather than diverting public funds into private services; if she will ensure that meaningful consultation with staff representatives is initiated; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49858/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 614 and 615 together.

As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive (HSE) to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.