Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 October 2021
151. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the fact that diagnostic services for testicles is not available in County Galway; the steps will he take to rectify this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48563/21]
View answerWe are advised by University Hospital Galway (UHG) that ultrasounds for the diagnosis of testicular cancer are carried out in UHG/Merlin Park. They advise that a total of 163 testes ultrasounds were carried out in the past 3 months. Additionally, hospital and GP patients may be referred to Portiuncula University Hospital, Ballinasloe, and some GP patients are also referred to private providers for ultrasound scans.
