asked the Minister for Health if he will state in relation to the county home at Mountmellick whether the decision already taken to proceed with reconstruction work has been abandoned or altered, and, if not, when such work will commence.
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asked the Minister for Health whether the decision already taken to build a new fever hospital at Abbeyleix, and to convert the existing fever hospital into a district hospital, has been abandoned or altered, and, if not, when the building of the new hospital will commence.
With your permission, a Cheann Comhairle, I propose to take Questions Nos. 31 and 32 together.
The decisions already taken in relation to the projects mentioned by the Deputy have not been abandoned or altered. The dates on which it will be possible to commence building work will, however, depend on when the funds necessary to enable me to finance the works are at my disposal.