Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 11 May 2005
135 Mr. Allen asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children the number of new facilities that have opened following the allocation of funding announced; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [15413/05]
View answerI take it the Deputy is referring to the announcement made by the previous Minister for Health and Children, Deputy Martin, on 15 September 2004 approving the commissioning of a number of new units in acute and non-acute hospitals throughout the country which have been funded under the national development plan.
New units in the following locations have opened since September 2004: a new hospital block at Connolly Hospital, Blanchardstown; two additional theatres-day unit at Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin; new units at St. James's Hospital, Dublin; a 12 bed assessment unit at Midland Regional Hospital, Tullamore; acute psychiatric unit at Midland Regional Hospital, Portlaoise; a new accident and emergency unit at Cork University Hospital; additional linear accelerators for radiotherapy unit at Cork University Hospital, partially commissioned; a new radiotherapy unit at University College Hospital, Galway; an orthopaedic unit at Mayo General Hospital; and a new accident and emergency unit at Roscommon County Hospital.
The Health Service Executive has informed my Department that the remaining units will come on stream during 2005.
