1367. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to explain the reason a recent decision was made to award a contract for non-emergency patient transport in the greater Dublin area to a private ambulance provider when NAS ICV resources are already available; the safeguards in place to ensure that this is not the beginning of a wider privatisation agenda within pre-hospital emergency care; if she will clarify the way in which the Government will protect the future of the ICV service and ensure the professional integrity of paramedics, EMTs, and advanced practitioners within NAS; if she will review the decision to outsource this contract and commit to strengthening and investing in NAS resources rather than diverting public funds into private services; if she will engage in meaningful consultation with staff representatives to safeguard the future of their profession and protect the public interest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49140/25]

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1367. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Health to explain the reason a recent decision was made to award a contract for non-emergency patient transport in the greater Dublin area to a private ambulance provider when NAS ICV resources are already available; the safeguards in place to ensure that this is not the beginning of a wider privatisation agenda within pre-hospital emergency care; if she will clarify the way in which the Government will protect the future of the ICV service and ensure the professional integrity of paramedics, EMTs, and advanced practitioners within NAS; if she will review the decision to outsource this contract and commit to strengthening and investing in NAS resources rather than diverting public funds into private services; if she will engage in meaningful consultation with staff representatives to safeguard the future of their profession and protect the public interest; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49140/25]

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