John Halligan (Waterford, Independent)
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44. To ask the Minister for Health the number of patients outsourced from University Hospital Waterford to private hospitals for outpatient appointments in 2014 and in 2015 to date; the average cost per consultation for these appointments; the number of such appointments that required follow-up care; the number of these care requirements that will be facilitated at University Hospital Waterford; the number of patients referred to private hospitals for inpatient-day case procedures; the average cost of these procedures; the hospitals the patients were treated at; the number of these outsourced patients who received a full complement of care and have now been returned to University Hospital Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36369/15]

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.