Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 May 2017
447. Deputy Joan Burton asked the Minister for Health if he will prioritise the provision of capital funding for the new endoscopy unit and other ancillary services at Naas General Hospital, Naas, County Kildare, under the review of the capital plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25531/17]
View answerI can confirm that the Department has forwarded its submission under the mid-term review of the capital programme to the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform. The submission is based on the projected funding requirement arising from exiting commitments, strategies, demand led service needs and commitments contained in the Programme for Partnership Government. At this stage in the process it is not proposed to specify the individual project details contained in the Department's submission.
As with all healthcare projects, including this project, further investment in hospitals must be considered within the overall acute hospital sector infrastructure programme, the prioritised needs of the hospital groups and within the overall capital envelope available to the health service. The HSE will continue to apply the available funding for infrastructure development in the most effective way possible to meet current and future needs, having regard to the level of commitments and the costs to completion already in place.
