Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I would like it if the Minister, in any of his responses, actually answered the question put. We are virtually in the middle of November and it is impossible to provide new developments at Monaghan hospital without a budget allocated. We do not have one. I take it from his response that no additional funding has been allocated to the hospital at this stage.

A computed tomography, CT, scanner was to be provided to Monaghan hospital. That has been removed. Will it be returned? As I understand it, the hospital has sought operational capacity in magnetic resonance imaging, MRI. Will the Minister provide the funding to deliver an MRI service at the hospital?

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