The identification, prioritisation and provision of new health centres to meet the needs of local communities is a matter for the relevant health board or the Eastern Regional Health Authority. In the case of Kinnegad, County Westmeath, this responsibility rests with the Midland Health Board, MHB. The MHB has indicated that the development of a new medical health centre would constitute a capital priority, in the context of the current inadequate local infrastructure and major growth in population in the Kinnegad area. This capital proposal will be considered by my Department and the MHB in the context of capital priorities under the capital investment framework 2004-2008.