There was an announcement recently about an upgrade in University Hospital Waterford. I have raised the issue a number of times with the Minister for Health of people living in the north west above the Dublin-Galway line where there are no PCI services or any other specialist cardiac services available. This decision was made when we were told the national review was taking place. I am under severe pressure because we have none in the north-west and on that basis, I ask the Minister for Health to provide me and the people of the north-west and Sligo with an update on the cath lab.

I thank Deputy McLoughlin for raising this important issue. I know he has taken an interest in it over the years. We have a contract with Altnagelvin hospital in Derry to provide cath lab services and primary percutaneous coronary intervention, PCI, for people in Donegal. I appreciate that Sligo is a long way from Derry. The provision of a cath lab in Sligo University Hospital is being considered under the national review. I do not have a date for the publication of it yet but I will ask the Minister for Health to speak to the Deputy about it.