Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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2404. To ask the Minister for Health if an application for planning permission has been made to-date in respect of the planned outpatient block in the Merlin Park campus of Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37744/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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The planning application for the Outpatient Block at Merlin Park Development is currently being finalised and is due to be submitted to the local Planning Authority by the middle of August. The proposed project is a Ground & First floor Outpatients Department at Merlin Park University Hospital and will provide additional capacity for outpatient services.

Catherine Connolly (Galway West, Independent)
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2405. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the preliminary business case for the proposed new emergency department and women and children’s block project in Galway University Hospital; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37745/21]

Stephen Donnelly (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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As this Parliamentary Question relates to an operational issue, it is a matter for the HSE. However, members of the Oireachtas are advised that the HSE is currently unable to access the information to answer Parliamentary Questions due to the recent cyber-attack, which has required a temporary shut-down of HSE IT systems. The disruption to service is on-going, and the HSE is working hard to restore its IT capacity and resume normal services. Members of the Oireachtas will be advised as soon as the HSE is again in a position to provide responses to PQs and are encouraged to resubmit their Parliamentary Questions at that point.