Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 February 2005
212 Mr. McGinley asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when the design team will be appointed to Letterkenny General Hospital in relation to the construction of the accident and emergency unit; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4735/05]
View answerThe provision of a new accident and emergency unit at Letterkenny General Hospital is a matte to be addressed in the context of the Health Service Executive's national service plan, which will indicate its proposed capital plan for this year. I expect this plan will be presented to me shortly.
213 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the position regarding the provision of a new community hospital in Dingle, County Kerry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4736/05]
View answerThe Health Act 2004 provided for the Health Service Executive, which was established on 1 January 2005. Under the Act, the executive is required to manage and deliver, or arrange to be delivered on its behalf, health and personal social services. As part of the executive's responsibility to prepare and submit an annual service plan for my approval, it is obliged under section 31 of the Act to indicate any capital plans proposed by the executive. In this process the executive can be expected to have regard to the full range of potential capital developments, its own criteria in determining priorities, available resources and any other relevant factors.
My Department has not yet received the 2005 service plan from the Heath Service Executive. In the interim, my Department has asked the chief executive of the HSE southern area to investigate the position in relation to this project and to reply direct to the Deputy.
214 Mr. O’Shea asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children when she will grant approval to the south eastern area of the Health Service Executive to appoint a design team in regard to the planning brief for Waterford Regional Hospital, submitted to her Department on 30 January 2003 with a request for approval of a design team; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4834/05]
View answerThe question of a new capital development at Waterford Regional Hospital is a matter to be addressed in the context of the Health Service Executive's national service plan, which will indicate its proposed capital plan for this year. I expect this plan will be presented to me shortly.
