asked the Minister for Health if he will sanction a grant from the Hospitals' Trust Fund for the repair of Glenties district hospital.
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asked the Minister for Health if he will state the use to which Glenties district hospital will be put after the new hospitals at Letterkenny, Dungloe and Carndonagh have been opened.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I will take Questions Nos. 59 and 60 together.
As I have already informed the county council, it is not possible at this stage to come to a decision as to the future use to which Glenties district hospital will be put, but the position will be reviewed when the new hospitals at Letterkenny, Carndonagh and Dungloe have been completed and the enlarged Killybegs sanatorium has come into operation for a period.
I regret that owing to the heavy demands on available funds for essential building projects I am not in a position to authorise the making of a grant from the Hospitals' Trust Fund towards the cost of carrying out repairs at Glenties district hospital.
In considering the position, would the Minister keep in mind that a poster widely displayed during the last general election campaign explicitly stated: "Vote Fine Gael and save the Glenties hospital"?
All relevant matters will be kept in mind at all times.