Question from Deputy Seán Fleming - PQ 6317-26

To ask the Minister for Health the total number of children referred for spinal surgery under outsourcing arrangements since the initiative commenced; the number of children who have travelled or been treated to date; the breakdown, by destination hospital and by year, including Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital (New York), Great Ormond Street Hospital (London), the Blackrock Clinic, and any other national sites; and if she will make a statement on the matter.