Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 171: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children her proposals in regard to a public private partnership for the provision of radiotherapy services on the grounds of Waterford Regional Hospital (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19775/06]

Mary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
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The Government's plan is for a national network of radiation oncology services to be put in place by 2011. The network will consist of four large centres in Dublin, Cork and Galway and two integrated satellite centres at Waterford Regional Hospital and Limerick Regional Hospital, conditional on their conformity to certain quality assurance arrangements.

The Health Service Executive in association with the National Development Finance Agency and my Department is currently developing the output specifications for the delivery of this network through a public private partnership. My Department has requested the Parliamentary Affairs Division of the Executive to advise the Deputy in relation to progress on the provision of radiotherapy at Waterford Regional Hospital.