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Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 7 Oct 1992

Vol. 423 No. 1

Written Answers. - Hospital Equipment.

Bernard Allen

Question:

265 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health whether he will provide a list of the capital equipment sought by each of the hospitals in the Southern Health Board area; and when he proposes to make an allocation for the equipment sought.

Bernard Allen

Question:

272 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Health when he proposes to introduce a capital allocation package to the Southern Health Board to allow them meet the £4 million required to provide new equipment for the hospitals in the area.

I propose to take Questions Nos. 265 and 272 together.

My Department does not maintain comprehensive detailed information on all of the equipment requirements of individual hospitals.

Provision has been made in this year's capital programme for expenditure of the order of £1.5 million for equipment for hospitals in the Southern Health Board area. The funding of equipment requirements of Cork Regional Hospital and of the other hospitals in the area in 1993 and subsequent years will be considered in the context of the total capital funding which can be made available for hospital equipment nationally and the urgent applications on hands for priority equipment from other health boards and voluntary hospitals.

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