I propose to take Questions Nos. 770 and 805 together.
As the Deputies will be aware, the provision of health services in the Kerry area is a matter for the Southern Health Board in the first instance. Accordingly, the appointment of contractors for the building of the proposed new Dingle Hospital is a matter for the Southern Health Board.
My Department has received submissions in relation to stages four and five of the project. An advertisement was placed in the EU Journal from which a list of suitable contractors has been selected for the development of a new hospital in Dingle and these are being examined in my Department at present with a view to allowing the scheme to proceed.
The next step of progressing the Dingle project to construction is to arrange for the submission of tenders. This is being considered by my Department in conjunction with the Southern Health Board and in line with the board's priorities and funding resources available.