Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 September 2008
650 Deputy Pat Breen asked the Minister for Health and Children, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 214, 375 and 413 of 2 April 2008, when the Health Services Executive’s capital allocation programme for 2007 to 2013 will be published; if this plan includes the €39 million phase one development of Ennis General Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30592/08]
View answerProject proposals have, following a detailed process of consideration, been prioritised by the Health Service Executive so as to fit within indicative funding levels under the National Development Plan. I have requested the Executive to prioritise and accelerate appropriate developments at Ennis General Hospital so as to support the modernisation of service delivery. My Department has been advised by the HSE that these developments will be incorporated within the Executive's capital programme in line with the hospital development in the Mid-Western Region and, specifically, the Ennis Hospital Development Control Plan. I understand that the HSE will shortly be publishing the details of its capital programme on its web site.
