202 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of laboratories that have closed as a result of the outsourcing of smear tests; the number operating part time; the amount that was invested in these laboratories in each of the past five years; the amount that was invested in 2007 and 2008 either by way of capital expenditure in equipment or via lease arrangements for such equipment; the liability for such leases; the capital value of equipment lying idle in hospitals as a result of the decision to outsource; if the relevant staff have been reallocated to alternative useful employment; if staff have lost jobs as a result of the decision to outsource the smear tests; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43527/08]

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202 Deputy James Reilly asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of laboratories that have closed as a result of the outsourcing of smear tests; the number operating part time; the amount that was invested in these laboratories in each of the past five years; the amount that was invested in 2007 and 2008 either by way of capital expenditure in equipment or via lease arrangements for such equipment; the liability for such leases; the capital value of equipment lying idle in hospitals as a result of the decision to outsource; if the relevant staff have been reallocated to alternative useful employment; if staff have lost jobs as a result of the decision to outsource the smear tests; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43527/08]

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