Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 January 2014
646. Deputy Dara Calleary asked the Minister for Health the total number of parliamentary questions submitted to him in 2012 and in 2013 regarding the provision of ambulance services in the country or any aspect of ambulance service; the standard response time for such questions; any significant deviations on the response time; his opinion of the responsiveness of the National Ambulance Service to parliamentary questions. [2780/14]
View answerInformation on the number of Parliamentary Questions referred by the Department of Health to the HSE for direct reply to Deputies, where the subject matter concerns the National Ambulance Service, is the following tables.
2012
|
Total Received |
0-5 Days |
6-10 Days |
11-15 Days |
On Time (%) |
16-20 Days |
20+ Days |
|
97 |
63 |
10 |
20 |
93 (96%) |
2 |
2 |
2013
|
Total Received |
0-5 Days |
6-10 Days |
11-15 Days |
On Time (%) |
16-20 Days |
20+ Days |
|
118 |
62 |
19 |
19 |
100 (85%) |
9 |
9 |
The HSE National Service Plan commits to responding to 75% of Parliamentary Questions within 15 working days. These are classified as "on time" in the information set out. Parliamentary Questions vary in complexity and some may require more in depth examination and investigation than others before issuing a full and comprehensive response.
