614. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason for outsourcing a contract for non-emergency patient transport in the greater Dublin area to a private ambulance provider, given that the National Ambulance Service already operates a well-established and fully staffed intermediate care vehicle (ICV) service; the justification for this decision being taken without any meaningful consultation with staff or their representatives; the steps she is taking to ensure that existing ICV service is protected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49857/25]

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614. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health the reason for outsourcing a contract for non-emergency patient transport in the greater Dublin area to a private ambulance provider, given that the National Ambulance Service already operates a well-established and fully staffed intermediate care vehicle (ICV) service; the justification for this decision being taken without any meaningful consultation with staff or their representatives; the steps she is taking to ensure that existing ICV service is protected; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [49857/25]

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