Rory O'Hanlon
Ceist:432 Dr. O'Hanlon asked the Minister for Health and Children the number of weeks the Regional Orthopaedic Unit at Navan General Hospital has been closed since the beginning of 2001; the reasons for the closure; the steps the health board is taking to ensure that treatment is expedited for the increased number of patients on the waiting list; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21110/01]