Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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950. To ask the Minister for Health if Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown had a broken CT scanner recently (details supplied) and if patients in need of CTs were transferred elsewhere by ambulance at great cost with two doctors each time; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7970/25]

Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, 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.

Peadar Tóibín (Meath West, Aontú)
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951. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide a list of all the most expensive machines that is, CT Scanners, MRI machines and so on, that are held in the HSE system; and the number of these that are currently not working; if a maintenance department tasked with keeping these costly machines working and serviced exists; and the steps that are being taken to ensure that machine malfunction do not impact on patient care. [7971/25]