Austin Deasy
Question:115 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Health if he will agree to meet with members of the South-Eastern Health Board to discuss the proposed new community care health centre project to be situated at Tramore Road, Waterford.
Written Answers. - Waterford Community Care Offices.
Austin Deasy
Question:117 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Health when he will next be visiting Waterford and if at that time he will examine at first-hand the condition of the community care offices at The Mall, Waterford, which, in the view of the South-Eastern Health Board, need to be urgently replaced in view of the severe dilapidation of same.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 115 and 117 together.
I would be happy to view the community care offices at the Mall, Waterford, on the occasion of my next vist to Waterford and I would also be happy to meet representatives of the South-Eastern Health Board at that time.
The South-Eastern Health Board have indicated that the provision of a new community care headquarters is high on their priority list of health centre developments. The extent to which progress on this can be made will be determined by the availability of resources and other competing priorities.
Having said that it must be borne in mind that a large amount of capital funds has already been provided by my Department to the South-Eastern Health Board to build a new regional hospital at Ardkeen which is still under construction.
In addition, my Department have provided capital funds for major hospital developments at Kilkenny and Wexford.