Alan Kelly
Ceist:160. Deputy Alan Kelly asked the Minister for Justice further to Parliamentary Question No. 1185 of 11 September 2023, if she has received the necessary information from the Garda authorities. [42907/23]
Amharc ar fhreagraWednesday, 4 October 2023
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Freagraí scríofa
The Deputy's question of 11 September 2023 asked for the Garda stations that currently have a defibrillator located within the station, in tabular form.
I sought the information requested from the Garda authorities, and I have been advised by them that AEDs (Automated External Defibrillators) installed at Garda Stations are funded and maintained by third party organisations, and managed at a local level.
The Garda authorities have also advised that they conducted a survey of Garda stations, and 36 stations have confirmed that they have a defibrillator installed within the station. These are listed in the table below.
|
Station |
County |
|
Carrigaline |
Cork |
|
Gurranabraher |
Cork |
|
Bandon |
Cork |
|
Bantry |
Cork |
|
Clonakilty |
Cork |
|
Mallow |
Cork |
|
Schull |
Cork |
|
Skibbereen |
Cork |
|
Swords |
Dublin |
|
Store Street |
Dublin |
|
Pearse Street |
Dublin |
|
Irishtown |
Dublin |
|
Buncrana |
Donegal |
|
Clifden |
Galway |
|
Kildare |
Kildare |
|
Leixlip |
Kildare |
|
Portlaoise |
Laois |
|
Henry Street |
Limerick |
|
Carrickmacross |
Monaghan |
|
Castleblayney |
Monaghan |
|
Drogheda |
Louth |
|
Dundalk |
Louth |
|
Longford |
Longford |
|
Ballina |
Mayo |
|
Castlerea |
Roscommon |
|
Ashbourne |
Meath |
|
Coolaney |
Sligo |
|
Gurteen |
Sligo |
|
Sligo |
Sligo |
|
Templemore |
Tippeary |
|
Tipperary Town |
Tipperary |
|
Thomastown |
Kilkenny |
|
Dungarvan |
Waterford |
|
Kilbeggan |
Westmeath |
|
Enniscorthy |
Wexford |
|
Gorey |
Wexford |
I can also advise the Deputy that the Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly TD has stated that an enhanced community response is critical to improving cardiac arrest survival rates. This is recognised in the National Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Strategy (OHCA) “Putting Survival at the Heart of the Community” (2019).
According to Minister Donnelly the Governance Implementation Group for the Strategy have agreed their Priority Action Plan for 2023, and have continued a strong emphasis on strengthening the links of the Chain of Survival in the Irish community.
These actions include the training, equipping and deploying of high numbers of uniformed first responders including members of An Garda Síochána, retained fire services, GPs and off-duty ambulance staff.
I understand that the Implementation Group also has a specific aim to implement a National Ambulance Service (NAS), national Automated External Defibrillator (AED) Registry which is mapped to the NAS dispatch system, and a supporting application for dispatching first responders to the scene of an emergency.
I also understand that work is in progress on developing the AED Registry, with specific emphasis on ensuring the cyber safety of the NAS dispatch system.