Dáil
Written answer
Ambulance Service
Summary
Paula Butterly sought updates on delays to the National Ambulance Service apprenticeship competition; the Minister referred the matter to the HSE.
573. Deputy Paula Butterly asked the Minister for Health if she is aware of delays in progressing the National Ambulance Service Student Paramedic Apprenticeship competition (NRS14980), which opened in September 2025; the reasons aptitude tests and interviews have not yet commenced; whether training places in affiliated colleges risk remaining vacant as a result; the impact on National Ambulance Service workforce planning and staffing levels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [66590/26]
