Tom Fleming (Kerry South, Independent)
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186. To ask the Minister for Health if he will investigate the contracting out of relevant elective surgeries to hospitals in Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom, which should be able to provide at least the same quality of service as here, and probably at a more cost-effective rate per person, and this would eliminate the backlog; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9649/15]

Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to you directly. If you have not received a reply from the HSE within 15 working days please contact my Private Office and my officials will follow the matter up with them.