Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 October 2004
260 Mr. Stagg asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will indicate the additional accident and emergency facilities to be provided at Naas General Hospital following the previous Minister’s announcement on 15 September 2004; the total funds involved and the timeframe for the provision of the additional facilities; the reason for the delay in providing these facilities up to now; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23758/04]
View answerResponsibility for the provision of services at Naas General Hospital rests with the Eastern Regional Health Authority. The Deputy will be aware that my Department recently approved funding for the commissioning of a range of additional facilities in the acute hospital sector. As part of this initiative additional revenue funding of €7.5 million was notified to the ERHA in respect of the commissioning of additional services at Naas General Hospital. With regard to the accident and emergency department at Naas, my Department is advised that the additional funding will be used to provide the following additional facilities: nine observation beds, two treatment rooms, two additional treatment bay, an additional resuscitation bay, a dedicated triage room for operation of 24 hour nurse-led triage and a dedicated plaster room.
