asked the Minister for Health if a second operating theatre will be provided in the County Hospital, Wexford during this year.
Written Answers. - County Wexford Hospitals.
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In October 1977 a scheme to provide for a second operating theatre at the County Hospital, Wexford, was agreed between the South Eastern Health Board and my Department.
However, the board on further consideration decided that the provision of the second theatre should be deferred and considered in conjunction with the overall development of the hospital.
While a project team is at present preparing a planning brief to enable a development control plan for the hospital to be prepared this plan will not be available until later this year.
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asked the Minister for Health if he will give details of work proposed to be carried out at the County Hospital, Wexford, in 1979.
The South Eastern Health Board proposes to carry out the following work at this hospital in 1979—erection of a water tower, completion of new pathology laboratory, installation of a ring water main, and alterations to the medical unit to provide staff accommodation.
The health board has also under consideration a scheme of further alterations in the new medical unit to provide accommodation for children.
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asked the Minister for Health if he will give details of the reconstruction work to be carried out at St. Senan's Hospital, Enniscorthy, County Wexford, in 1979.
Reconstruction work at present in progress, involving replacement of timber floors with concrete, replastering, rewiring and general upgrading in section 10 and the male mental handicap unit of St. Senan's Hospital, Enniscorthy, will be completed in 1979.
A similar programme of reconstruction will be undertaken in section 6 of the hospital during 1979.