4th August 2016

Mr Billy Kelleher TD
Dil ireann
Leinster House
Dublin 2
Re: PQ 23310/16: To ask the Minister for Health to provide in tabular format the number of
ambulance attendances at each emergency Department nationwide in June 2016 or latest
calendar month available; the number of such ambulances that waited longer than of 20
minutes to hand over patients, get their trolleys back and return to responding to calls; the
number that waited longer than 40 minutes for same; the - number that waited longer than
60 minutes for same; the number that waited longer than 90 minutes for same; the number
that waited more than 120 minutes for same; and the number that waited more than 180
minutes for same.

Dear Deputy Kelleher,

The Health Service Executive has been requested to reply directly to you in the context of
the above Parliamentary Questions, which you submitted to the Minister for Health for
response.
I have set out below the NAS and DFB combined Hospital turnaround Figures for May 2016
for your information.
The National Ambulance Service collates Ambulance Turnaround Times from the National
Computer Aided Dispatch System which electronically records the arrival time of the
ambulance at the hospital to the time the ambulance is ready and available to respond to
another call. This time includes clinical handover at the ED/Hospital.
I trust this information is of assistance to and should you require additional information
please do not hesitate to contact me.

Yours sincerely,

Oliver Reilly
Asst Chief Ambulance Officer
Seirbhs Nisinta Otharcharranna
Teach Dara, Ascaill an Crann Teile, Pirc na Mlaoise, Ns na R, Co. Chill Dara
National Ambulance Service
Oak House, Millennium Park, Naas, Co. Kildare
Tel/Fn: 045 882579 Fax/Facs: 1890 252 125 Email/Riomhphost: oliver.reilly@hse.ie