514. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reasons the breast care clinic in Letterkenny General Hospital was cancelled on 14 November and again on 4 December; the average waiting time for a public patient to be seen at the clinic after a referral from their general practitioner; the number of patients that are not seen at the clinic within the six-week timeframe for early referrals as recommended by Health Information and Quality Authority guidelines; the national quality assurance standards for symptomatic breast disease services in July 2010; the number of consultants currently available to public patients for the breast care clinic; the number of persons on the waiting list for an appointment at the clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52848/13]

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514. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health the reasons the breast care clinic in Letterkenny General Hospital was cancelled on 14 November and again on 4 December; the average waiting time for a public patient to be seen at the clinic after a referral from their general practitioner; the number of patients that are not seen at the clinic within the six-week timeframe for early referrals as recommended by Health Information and Quality Authority guidelines; the national quality assurance standards for symptomatic breast disease services in July 2010; the number of consultants currently available to public patients for the breast care clinic; the number of persons on the waiting list for an appointment at the clinic; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52848/13]

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