Marian Harkin
Question:564 Ms Harkin asked the Minister for Health and Children the situation regarding the availability and use of the DEXA scanning machine at Our Lady's Hospital in Manorhamilton; and if there are plans to increase the usage of the machine in order to eliminate the waiting list in view of the fact that there is a delay of up to 12 months before a patient can avail of the osteoporosis scanning service following general practitioner referral. [15583/03]