Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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287. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the CT cardiac angiogram scan machine in Tallaght hospital is broken and patients are being referred to private hospitals to have scans done; the length of time this machine has been broken; when it will be fixed; the number of patients that have been referred to private hospitals; the amount it has cost to date; and if the machine will be fixed as soon as possible. [38416/18]

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 the Deputy directly, as soon as possible.

Seán Crowe (Dublin South West, Sinn Fein)
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288. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that dialysis activity at Tallaght hospital has increased to more than 30,000 dialysis treatments per year but that it currently only has a designed capacity for 9,000 treatments per year (details supplied); and if a new dialysis unit at the hospital will be established. [38417/18]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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As the Health Service Executive is responsible for the delivery of healthcare infrastructure projects, I have asked the HSE to respond to the Deputy directly in relation to this matter.