John Halligan (Waterford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

The new CT unit at University Hospital Waterford was officially launched by the Minister's predecessor, Deputy Reilly, in 2014 at a cost of €1.75 million. The new scanner was explicitly described at the time as a second CT unit for the hospital. It has come to my attention that the original CT scanner, which the Department has confirmed is in perfect working order, was closed once the new model began operation. Will the Minister explain why a perfectly operational scanner is left idle?

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