Dick Spring
Question:158 Mr. Spring asked the Minister for Health and Children the amount of funding provided to Tralee General Hospital in each of the years from 1993 to date in 1997 to enable the hospital to upgrade equipment. [15377/97]
Written Answers. - Hospital Funding.
The following is a list of the funding provided to Tralee General Hospital for upgrading equipment in the years 1993 to 1997 inclusive:
|
1993 |
— |
£296,140 |
|
1994 |
— |
£340,000 |
|
1995 |
— |
£445,000 |
|
1996 |
— |
Nil |
|
1997 |
— |
£200,000 (to date). |
I am pleased to advise the Deputy that I am currently considering the allocation of additional funding to all the health boards for the purchase of further equipment and I hope to be in a position to notify the boards of my decision in this regard shortly.