Ambulance Service

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 January 2023

Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Questions (1593, 1594)

Róisín Shortall

Question:

1593. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the reason that a recruitment campaign (details supplied) for qualified paramedics who are registered with the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council includes competency-based assessments; the reason that applicants to a similar recruitment campaign for intermediate care operatives do not have to undergo competency-based assessments, despite both campaigns requiring candidates to be on the practitioner-level PHECC register; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1828/23]

Róisín Shortall

Question:

1594. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to reports of issues with the multiple-choice question stage of a recruitment campaign for qualified paramedics (details supplied); his views on same; the engagements that he has had with the National Ambulance Service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1830/23]

Written answers

Minister for Health

I propose to take Questions Nos. 1593 and 1594 together.

As these are operational matters I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Question No. 1594 answered with Question No. 1593.