The constituency of Longford-Roscommon is administered by two health boards, namely, the Midland Health Board and Western Health Board. The capital commitments of the Midland Health Board and Western Health Board include a wide range of projects and other initiatives across all health care areas. These also relate to initiatives that carried forward into 2000 from previous years.
Given the extent of the programme, and the fact that much of the minor capital expenditure is administered by the relevant health boards, and my Department, on a global rather than an itemised basis, it would not be practical for me to detail all such capital expenditure.
Among the capital works that are planned this year in the Longford-Roscommon area are the upgrading of the casualty unit at Longford Hospital and the commencement of a significant upgrading of accident and emergency facilities at Roscommon County Hospital.