Eugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail)
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106. To ask the Minister for Health when an external clinical risk assessment will be carried out at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway, to allow the re-opening of a number of theatres which have remained closed for the past number of months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2177/18]

Eugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail)
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107. To ask the Minister for Health the number of elective procedures which have been cancelled or delayed since the closure of a number of theatres at Merlin Park University Hospital, Galway, in September 2017; the number of elective procedures that have been undertaken in the private sector to alleviate the pressure of the backlog since the closure of the theatres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2178/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 106 and 107 together.

In response to the particular query raised, as this is a service matter, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly.