3151. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health whether her Department has assessed the impact of the absence of faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) services in County Louth on waiting times for suspected bowel cancer patients attending Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda; and if she will provide the current waiting time from GP referral to colonoscopy for those patients. [55013/26]

As this is a service matter, it has been referred to the Health Service Executive for attention and direct reply to the Deputy.