David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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820. To ask the Minister for Health the number of catheterisation laboratories operational in acute hospitals here in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by hospital in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36237/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to you directly as soon as possible.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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821. To ask the Minister for Health if the number of catheterisation laboratories operational here has changed since 2015; the hospitals that have secured an additional laboratory since 2015; his plans to increase the number of laboratories in hospitals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36238/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to you directly as soon as possible.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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822. To ask the Minister for Health the number of cardiac procedures carried out in all acute hospitals here, including angiography, PCI, permanent pacemaker and implantable defibrillator, in each of the years 2013 to 2017 and to date in 2018, by hospital; the number of laboratories operational in each hospital; the number of procedures carried out in each laboratory in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36239/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As the Deputy is aware, I established a national review of specialised cardiac services, which is now underway, with the aim of achieving the best patient outcomes at population level by establishing the need for an optimal configuration of a national adult cardiac service with a particular emphasis on the safety, quality and sustainability of the services that patients receive. To this end, the information on cath lab activities and procedures that the deputy is seeking is being collected by the national review to form part of its analysis and will be published as such in due course. 

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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823. To ask the Minister for Health the number of catheterisation laboratories operational at St. Vincent’s University Hospital in each of the years 2010 to 2017 and to date in 2018; the number of procedures carried out in each laboratory by year and procedure in tabular form; his plans to increase laboratory activity at the hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36240/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to you directly, as soon as possible.

David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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824. To ask the Minister for Health the make-up of a basic grade catheterisation laboratory C-arm unit; the way in which this differs from a fully functioning catheterisation laboratory carrying the full range of angiography, PCI and installation of pacemakers and so on; the number of such laboratories operational here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36241/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As this is a service matter, I have asked the Health Service Executive to respond to you directly as soon as possible.