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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 July 2026

Tuesday, 14 July 2026

Questions (913)

Pádraig Rice

Question:

913. Deputy Pádraig Rice asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 767 of 30 June 2026, the amount spent on outsourcing arrangements in University Hospital Galway to address the laboratory sample backlog in 2024, 2025 and to date in 2026; if these costs can be broken down by the spend on addressing the public samples backlog and private samples backlog under their service level agreements with private facilities, in tabular form; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [53731/26]

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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.

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